Continental Airlines: Bucatina Gulf Crab Carbonara & Pancetta


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Cream Mix Ingredients:
¼ lbs. bacon, chopped, sliced
½ cup heavy cream
1 egg yolk

Dish Ingredients:
2 Tbsp. Canola oil
2 tsp. garlic, minced
1 Tbsp. shallot, minced
2½ Tbsp. red bell pepper, diced
6 Tbsp. clam juice
¼ cup crab claw meat
½ cup jumbo lump crab meat
8 Tbsp. Cream mix
2 cups Bucatini pasta, cooked

Procedure:
1. Render bacon by heating in a sauté pan over low-heat and once cooked, strain fat.
2. Add cream and bring to a boil.
3. Whisk in egg yolk.
4. Push through a sieve and allow to cool.
5. In a hot sauté pan, place canola oil, garlic, shallot, red bell pepper and sauté until translucent.
6. Add in claw juice and clam meat.
7. Once liquid is reduced by ¼ its original amount, lower temp to medium and add in base.
8. Place warmed Bucatini into sauce and stir to coat.
9. Toss in jumbo lump; season with salt and pepper to taste.



Restaurant: Continental Airlines
Recipe Type: Authentic
Recipe Author: Chef Bryan Caswell
Original Photograph By: Chef Bryan Caswell/united.com
Photograph Retouched By: Recipe Spy
Recipe Source: http://www.united.com/CMS/ContinentalDocuments/pdfs/chefs-and-sommeliers/co_cookbook_201102.pdf

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