Pasta with fresh corn and bacon
Karen Brooks
- Serves
- 4
An easy, quick light pasta dish.
Ingredients
- 6 slices thick cut bacon, chopped
- 3 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup minced shallots
- 4 cup fresh corn kernels
- 1 cup dry white wine
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh tarragon
- 1 pound dried pasta
- 1/2 cup heavy cream
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Directions
- Step 1
Saute' bacon until it is crisp. Drain on paper towels and set aside. Reservie 1 tablespoon of the fat in the pan.
- Step 2
In the same pan with the tablespoon of bacon fat, melt the butter. When the butter has melted, add the shallots and saute' until limp.
- Step 3
Cook the pasta in boiling, salted water according to package directions. Drain and keep warm.
- Step 4
Add the corn, wine and cream to the butter and shallots in the pan and bring to the boil, stirring. Boil for about 5 minutes.
- Step 5
Combine the pasta, corn mixture, reserved bacon and tarragon. Serve.