Summer corn fettuccine Recipe | Food Network UK

Ingredients

• Salt
• 450g fettuccine
• Extra-virgin olive oil, for drizzling
• 6 slices smoked streaky bacon, chopped
• 6 ears corn on the cob, shucked
• 3 shallots, finely chopped
• 1 small red pepper, seeded and chopped
• Freshly ground black pepper
• 250ml half-and-half or cream - whatever you put in your morning coffee
• 125ml chicken stock or dry white wine
• 2 tbsp chopped fresh thyme leaves
• A few dashes hot sauce or 1 or 2 pinches cayenne pepper
• 100g grated Parmigiano Reggiano or Pecorino Romano
• 15g torn sweet basil leaves or 10g chopped tarragon leaves