for 4 people

Pistachios

80 g	unsalted, shelled pistachios

Bacon

150 g

bacon strips, cut into strips

Pasta

300 g	pasta (e.g. paccheri)
	salted water, boiling

Sauce

4	fresh egg yolks, beaten
40 g	grated Parmesan
2 pinch	nutmeg
¼ tsp	salt
a little	pepper
2 tbsp	unsalted, shelled pistachios, coarsely chopped
a little	pepper, coarsely crushed

How it's done

Pistachios

Place the pistachios in the food processor, blitz, set aside.

Bacon

Fry the bacon in a non-stick frying pan until crispy, without adding any oil.

Pasta

Cook the pasta in boiling salted water until al dente, set aside approx. 200 ml of the cooking water, drain the pasta and add it to the bacon.

Sauce

Combine the egg yolks, Parmesan cheese, reserved cooking water and reserved pistachios, season. Pour the egg mixture into the pasta, mix, cook over a medium heat until the sauce thickens. Remove the pan from the heat, arrange the pasta on plates, sprinkle with pistachios and pepper.

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