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Ingredients

  • 4 ears corn on the cob
  • 2 tablespoons EVOO – Extra Virgin Olive OIl
  • 1/3 pound meaty pancetta or bacon, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons butter
  • 6 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • Scallions, thinly sliced on an angle, whites and greens separated
  • Salt and pepper
  • 1 teaspoon red chili flakes
  • 4 organic egg yolks
  • 1 pound semolina or corn pasta, such as campanelle curls or farfalle
  • Grated Pecorino cheese, about 1 cup freshly grated plus more to pass at table
  • A handful flat-leaf parsley, finely chopped

Yield

Serves: 4

Preparation

Bring a large pot of water to a boil for the pasta.
 
Shuck corn and trim the bottom of the ears. Set a small bowl upside down in a large bowl, balance each ear of corn on the smaller bowl for stability and scrape the kernels and milk off the cob with sharp knife; the larger bowl will catch the kernels.
 
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat with EVOO, 2 turns of the pan. When the oil is hot, add the pancetta or bacon and season with a little coarse black pepper. Render to golden brown, remove to plate with a slotted spoon. Return pan to heat and melt butter. Add corn, season with salt and red chili flakes, and lightly brown and caramelize, 5-6 minutes.
 
Salt pasta water and drop pasta.
 
Add garlic and whites of onions to corn and stir a minute or 2.

In a bowl, whisk up the egg yolks. Slowly whisk in a full cup of hot, starchy boiling water to temper the yolks; whisk in cheese. 
 
Drain pasta and toss with corn, reserved pancetta or bacon and parsley. Top with scallion greens and serve.
 

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