Name: Crab Carbonara Dip with Fried Pasta
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 6 strips bacon; 1 red onion; 1 ½ cups fresh crab meat; ½ cup heavy cream; ½ cup cream cheese; 1 egg yolk; 3 tbsp parmesan cheese; salt and white pepper; 1 cup bow-tie pasta; 1 cup penne; 3 thin sheets lasagna pasta; water for boiling; cooking oil; smoked paprika; 3 tbsp chopped parsley

In a saucepan over medium-high heat pan fry the bacon until crispy. Set the bacon aside.

Using the rendered bacon fat saute the onion until caramelized. Add the crab meat and saute for two minutes.

Pour the heavy cream into the saucepan with onion and crab meat. Mix until everything is well incorporated.

Add the cream cheese and mix well with the sauce. Season with salt and white pepper.

Turn off the heat then add the egg yolk and parmesan cheese. Stir constantly until the sauce thickens.

Chop the cooked bacon and mix half of it into the sauce. Reserve the rest for garnish. Set the sauce aside for now.

In a pot of boiling salted water cook the bow tie pasta, the penne pasta and broken lasagna until al dente.

Dry the cooked pasta well.

Prepare the cooking oil for deep-frying. Carefully fry the pasta per batch until golden.

Plate the pasta around the sauce. Sprinkle paprika over the pasta. Garnish the sauce with the remaining bacon and parsley. Serve immediately.