Sausage carbonara (Linguine alla carbonara di salsiccia)

With smoky pancetta bites

Sausage carbonara (Linguine alla carbonara di salsiccia)

Sausage carbonara (Linguine alla carbonara di salsiccia)

Serves Serves 4
Time Cooks In20 minutes
DifficultySuper easy
Nutrition per serving Plus
  • Calories 657 33%
  • Fat 34.4g 49%
  • Saturates 12.7g 64%
  • Sugars 3.4g 4%
  • Salt 1.67g 28%
  • Protein 30g 60%
  • Carbs 60.8g 23%
  • Fibre 2.7g -
Of an adult's reference intake
recipe adapted from

Jamie's Italy

Tap For Method

Ingredients

Would you rather see the UK version? Would you rather see the US version? Would you rather see the Australian version? Would you rather see the German version? Would you rather see the Dutch version? Você prefere ver a versão em português? Close
  • 4 quality Italian sausages
  • olive oil
  • 2 slices thickly cut higher-welfare pancetta , chopped
  • sea salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 320 g dried linguine
  • 4 large free-range egg yolks
  • 100 ml single cream
  • 50 g Parmesan cheese , freshly grated
  • 1 lemon , zest of
  • 1 sprig fresh flat-leaf parsley , chopped
  • extra virgin olive oil
Tap For Method

The cost per serving below is generated by Whisk.com and is based on costs in individual supermarkets.  For more information about how we calculate costs per serving read our FAQS

recipe adapted from

Jamie's Italy

Tap For Ingredients

Method

  1. This is like having a breakfast dish of pasta and it is absolutely delicious! If you are a fan of sausages and eggs you’ll love this combination. Not only does it look impressive but it’s so quick to make. There’s a subtle line between having a smooth, silky egg sauce and scrambled eggs – both will taste delicious but smooth and silky is far more desirable.
  2. With a sharp knife, slit the sausage skins lengthways and pop all the meat out. Using wet hands, roll little balls of sausagemeat about the size of large marbles and place them to one side.
  3. Heat a large frying pan and add a good splash of olive oil. Gently fry the sausage meatballs until golden brown all over, then add the pancetta and continue cooking for a couple of minutes, until it’s golden. While this is cooking, bring a pan of salted water to the boil, add the linguine, and cook according to the packet instructions.
  4. In a large bowl, whip up the egg yolks, cream, half the Parmesan, the lemon zest and parsley. When the pasta is cooked, drain it in a colander, reserving a little of the cooking water, and immediately toss it quickly with the egg mixture back in the pasta pan. Add the hot sausage meatballs and toss everything together. The egg will cook delicately from the heat of the linguine, just enough for it to thicken and not scramble. The sauce should be smooth and silky. If the pasta becomes a little claggy, add a few spoonfuls of the reserved cooking water to loosen it slightly. Sprinkle over the rest of the Parmesan, season if necessary, drizzle with extra virgin olive oil and serve. Eat immediately!
recipe adapted from

Jamie's Italy