Bacon Corn Pasta Food

CREAMY CORN PASTA WITH BACON

Steps:

• Cook the pasta in salted water (use 2 teaspoons salt) according to package directions. Before draining, reserve 1 cup of the pasta water. Drain - but don't rinse - the pasta. Set aside.
• Meanwhile, preheat a large heavy-bottomed skillet over medium heat. Add the bacon and cook until brown and crisp, approx. 8-10 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate. Drain the excess fat, leaving about 1 tablespoon in the pan.
• To the skillet, add the onion and the fresh corn and saute for 5 minutes or until the onion has softened. Add the creamed corn and black pepper and cook over medium-low for 5 minutes.
• Add the pasta, 1/2 cup of the pasta water, and the heavy cream. Toss until well-combined, adding more pasta water if necessary to bring the sauce together. Stir in the cheese. Add the bacon and sun-dried tomatoes, reserving some for garnishing. Season with salt to taste if necessary.

CREAMY CORN PASTA WITH BASIL

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of well-salted water to a boil. Cook pasta until 1 minute shy of al dente, according to the package directions. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup of pasta water.
• Meanwhile, heat oil in large sauté pan over medium heat; add scallion whites and a pinch of salt and cook until soft, 3 minutes. Add 1/4 cup water and all but 1/4 cup corn; simmer until corn is heated through and almost tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Add 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper, transfer to a blender, and purée mixture until smooth, adding a little extra water if needed to get a thick but pourable texture.
• Heat the same skillet over high heat. Add butter and let melt. Add reserved 1/4 cup corn and cook until tender, 1 to 2 minutes. (It's O.K. if the butter browns; that deepens the flavor.) Add the corn purée and cook for 30 seconds to heat and combine the flavors.
• Reduce heat to medium. Add pasta and half the reserved pasta cooking water, tossing to coat. Cook for 1 minute, then add a little more of the pasta cooking water if the mixture seems too thick. Stir in 1/4 cup of the scallion greens, the Parmesan, the herbs, the red pepper flakes, 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Sprinkle with fresh lemon juice to taste. Transfer to warm pasta bowls and garnish with more scallions, herbs, a drizzle of olive oil and black pepper.

FRESH CORN CARBONARA

Steps:

• Cook spaghetti in a large pot of boiling salted water, stirring occasionally, until al dente; drain.
• Meanwhile, fry bacon in a large skillet over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until crisp. Using a slotted spoon, transfer bacon to paper towels to drain (reserve fat). Scrape excess corn milk from cobs into a blender by firmly running the back of a chef's knife down the sides. Add cream, half of the corn kernels, 1/4 tsp. salt, 1/4 tsp. pepper, and 2 Tbsp. reserved bacon fat. Purée until a smooth sauce forms.
• Toss hot pasta with corn sauce, 1/2 cup Parmesan, and half each of the remaining corn kernels, bacon, and basil in a large bowl.
• Divide pasta among bowls and top with remaining corn kernels, bacon, and basil. Season with pepper and top with Parmesan.

BACON & SWEET CORN PASTA

Steps:

• Boil pasta in a lar4ge pot of salted water according to package directions. Drain pasta, reserving 1 cup of pasta water.
• Cook bacon in a large skillet until crisp. Transfer bacon to a paper-towel lined plated and reserve 1 T. of the drippings.
• Saute zucchini and corn in the dripping in the same skillet until tender, 5-6 minutes. Add pasta to corn and zucchini in skillet.
• Stir in bacon, cream, basil and pine nuts. Add reserved pasta water, as needed, to loosen sauce.
• Season pasta with salt & pepper to taste.

BACON AND SWEET CORN PASTA

Steps:

• Boil pasta in a large pot of salted water. Drain pasta, reserving 1 cup pasta water.
• Cook bacon in a large skillet until crisp. Transfer bacon to plate and reserve 1 Tablespoon drippings.
• Saute zucchini and corn in the drippings in the same skillet until tender, 5-6 minutes. Add pasta to corn and zucchini in skillet.
• Stir in bacon, cream, basil and pine nuts. Add reserved pasta water, as needed to loosen sauce. Season with salt and pepper.