crispy bacon and 3 cheese pasta

recipe :

ingredients

enough pasta to fee 3 ppl

small knob of butter for frying the bacon

8 slices of smoked bacon cut into large chunks

splash of oil

1 large white inion sliced

3 cloves of garlic sliced

1 dessert spoon of thyme leaves

lots of salt and pepper for seasoning

1/2 glass of white wine

sauce:

60g of butter

1tsp of paprika

pinch of nutmeg

60g of flour

11.5l of milk

handful of each of the following gruyere, cheddar and parmesan

lots of fresh chopped parsley

Method:

Begin by gently heating a plug of oil in a pot- turn down the hear and add the onion, garlic,thyme and a good pinch of salt and pepper

leave to simmer on a low heat for 3/4 mins then mix and leave again for another 3/4 mins – you wan them to be darkish in colour, slightly caramelised , when you reach this stage pour in your wine

let it simmer a little the take off heat

now its time to cook of your pasta

NEXT …….. begin the sauce

in a medium size pot met the butter, stir in nutmeg & paprika when it start to bubble and foam shoot in the flour

cook it out for a bit then whisk in the milk, continue to whisk until there are zero lumps

as its stats to thicken stir I allllllllllllllllllll that cheese, taste and adjust seasoning to your taste

stir in the onions

finally meet some butter in a pan and crisp up that bacon

mix the pasta with your cheese and onus sauce, scatter the crispy bacon on top

garnish with some fresh parsley and a twist of cracked black pepper