WINE AND CUISINE PAIRING PICK: CARBONARA AND PINOT GRIGIO

Author: Rhonda Monique
October 2, 2008

CARBONAROCARBONARA - Ingredients:

1 lb Bacon, fried (you can substitue using turkey bacon)
1 onion, chopped
5 cloves garlic, minced
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 pint of heavy cream
1 lb Chicken sauteed until done
2 cups Parmesan or Romano cheese, shredded

Directions:

  1. Fry bacon in pan, remove bacon from the pan, leave the bacon grease in the pan. Set aside bacon to cool and then chop.
  2. Add chopped onion and minced garlic to the pan with the bacon grease. Saute onions and garlic until golden brown, set aside.
  3. Start noodles at this time. Cook according to the instructions on the package, drain water setting aside 1-2 cups of the pasta water.
  4. In a large sauce pan, combine, onion and garlic mixture and chicken. Add 1 pint of cream, simmer to thicken.
  5. Add about 1- 2 cups of the boiling pasta water to the sauce at this point, to create the right consistency for the sauce, this depends on how thick you want your sauce to be. If you like your sauce thick then add less.
  6. Add 2 cups of Parmesan and/or Romano Cheese, mix well.
  7. Poor sauce over noodles, sprinkle with chopped up bacon and more cheese and enjoy

pINOT gRIGIOPinot Grigio - This wine has a clear, straw yellow color, with light golden reflections. A low concentration of surmaturo grapes gives the wine tropical fruit notes that make this unique vintage truly exotic, with apple and pineapple aromas and flavors. The wine is full bodied, with a pleasantly soft palate and a long finish.

Now Thats Good Eats!

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