Cape Cod Carbonara

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 1 lb spinach fettuccine
• 1 cup half-and-half
• 1 1/2 cups parmesan cheese, grated
• 4 egg yolks, slightly beaten
• 4 tablespoons butter
• 1 roasted sweet red pepper, small dice
• 1/2 lb medium raw shrimp, peeled and deveined, cut in half
• 1/2 lb fresh sea scallop, cut in half
• 4 slices bacon
• 2 ounces dry wine (optional)
• fresh ground pepper

Recipe

• 1 cook pasta al dente; keep warm over hot water. fry bacon slices to not-quite-crisp, drain on paper towel, crumble or chop into small dice. poach seafood gently in the half-and-half (with added wine optional) until translucent. add some of the hot half-and-half mixture to the egg yolks, then stir egg yolk mixture carefully into the rest of the half-and-half mixture, stirring so that eggs don't curdle. add the grated cheese, roasted red pepper, and bacon to the half-and-half mixture. put hot pasta in serving bowl, add the butter and toss to coat. then pour half-and-half mixture over pasta and toss gently. serve immediately with fresh ground pepper, salt, and extra grated paremsan to taste.