I have been working on this recipe in my mind for months.  We don’t eat that much pasta; I only make it once every 6-8 months. The second reason is the local mega mart doesn’t carry duck bacon (which is an 8 day process to make). A onetime neighbor of mine has requested a carbonara recipe twice, and I said I would get to it, but have been reluctant because I couldn’t think of something that wasn’t just doing someone else’s recipe of the classic.  So I said duck might be special.  I hope you enjoy it.

4 oz duck bacon (sold on line or recipe on this blog)

8 oz spaghetti

2 eggs, beaten

1/2 cup pasta water

1 tablespoon fresh parsley, chopped

1/2 cup Parmesan cheese

1 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

1/4 teaspoon salt

Mix beaten egg with Parmesan cheese

Fry duck bacon on medium heat

Remove bacon from pan

Save 3 tablespoons fat in the pan (add some olive oil if you don’t have 3 tablespoons of fat)

Cook pasta using package directions

Save 1/2 cup of pasta water

Add hot pasta to pan

Add pasta water

Add egg and cheese mixture, stir, stir, stir! (we don’t want scrambled eggs here) until a smooth and creamy sauce

Add duck and pepper to pan

Add parsley

Serve