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Ingredients

  • 250g penne pasta
  • 190g smoked bacon or guanciale, stick cut
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 1 zucchini, diagonal cut
  • 1 handful parmesan, finely grated
  • 2 dried chilis
  • 1 tsp ground pepper
  • salt to taste

Method

  1. Cook the pasta in salted water until slightly undercooked, set aside and do not drain
  2. In a pan, cook the bacon/guanciale with the chilis until fat is rendered and meat is browned. Toss the zucchinis in and fry while you prepare the carbonara sauce
  3. In a bowl, mix the egg yolks, parmesan, and pepper together. Temper with the scalding pasta water, then pour into the pan when zucchini is bright and softened
  4. Turn the heat off, toss the pasta in the pan until sauce is creamy and pasta is completely incorporated.