Italian Carbonara

Name: Italian Carbonara
Ingredients: 1/4 lb. mild Italian pork sausage; 1/2 lb. Prosciutto, finely chopped (ham); 2 Tbsp. butter or margarine; 1/2 c. lightly packed minced parsley; 3 eggs, beaten; 1/2 c. Parmesan cheese, grated or shredded; pepper; 1/2 lb. hot cooked, drained tagliarini or spaghetti

8 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

1/4 lb. mild Italian pork sausage
1/2 lb. Prosciutto, finely chopped (ham)
2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1/2 c. lightly packed minced parsley
3 eggs, beaten
1/2 c. Parmesan cheese, grated or shredded
pepper
1/2 lb. hot cooked, drained tagliarini or spaghetti

Directions

1

Remove casings from sausage; crumble sausage.
2

Place a wok over medium heat.
3

When wok is hot, add sausage and half the Prosciutto (ham); stir-fry about 5 minutes or until lightly browned.
4

Blend remaining Prosciutto with cooked sausage mixture; remove wok from heat.
5

Add hot tagliarini, butter and parsley to meats.
6

Mix quickly to blend.
7

At once pour in eggs and continue to blend, quickly lifting and mixing the pasta to coat well with egg.
8

Sprinkle in cheese and dash of pepper; mix again.
9

Serve with additional cheese.
10

Makes 4 servings.