CREAMY CORN PASTA WITH BACON & SCALLIONS RECIPE - (4/5)

Creamy Corn Pasta with Bacon & Scallions Recipe - (4/5) image

Provided by Side Passion

Number Of Ingredients 8

4 slices bacon
6 ears corn
12 ounces orecchiette
1 ounce pecorino cheese, finely grated
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 scallions, thinly sliced
1/2 cup basil, torn
Hot sauce, as desired

Steps:

Cook 4 slices bacon in large skillet until crisp; transfer to paper towel lined plate. Break into pieces when cool. Meanwhile, being large pot of salted water to boil. Add corn and cook 2 minutes. Transfer to cutting board. In same pot, cook orecchiette per package instructions. Reserve 1 cup coming water; drain pasta. When corn is cool enough to handle but pasta is still cooking, cut off kernels (you should have about 3 cups). Transfer 2 cups to blender along with pecorino cheese, 3/4 cup pasta cooking water and 1/4 teaspoon salt; puree until very smooth. Toss pasta with corn puree , adding some reserved pasta water if pasta seems dry. Fold in reserved corn, scallions, basil and bacon. Serve with additional cheese and basil, and hot sauce, if desired.