Bite with Belkys: Pasta Carbonara from Il Corso Trattoria

The Chef: Leroy Bautista
The Restaurant: IL Corso Trattoria
The Dish: Pasta Carbonara

Ingredients:

2 Tbs. of olive oil
1/4 lb. of dried pancetta
1 shallot, thinly sliced
2 large garlic cloves, minced
4 oz. of white wine
2 Tbs. of unsalted butter
1 lb. of fresh linguini pasta
1/4 cup of baby spinach, julienned
salt, to taste
pepper, to taste
2 soft poached eggs

Method of Preparation:

-Start by making a sauce. In a hot pan, pour a little drizzle of love oil and sauté chopped pancetta. Pancetta is an Italian style bacon.

-Then, add in shallots, garlic, white wine and butter. Let the sauce reduce.

-Next, combine cooked linguini with the sauce.

-After, add spinach, salt and pepper.

To Plate:

You can place a pancetta chip in the center and finish with a poached egg. Then, add a hint of olive oil, salt, pepper and chopped parsley.

Serves: 2

Serving Suggestion: Pinot Grigio

FOR MORE INFORMATION:

IL Corso Trattoria
166 Giralda Ave
Coral Gables, FL 33134
(305) 613-7137