Mmmhmm tonight's dinner was good. Unfortunately, not enough for seconds. Just as well cuz I would have had alot and I am trying to cut down here. It's probably the hardest Italian dish to screw up actually. Pretty simple but so tasty. It had just the right amount of cheese flavour, wasn't too eggy and the bacon flavour didn't overpower. All the ingredients seemed to be in perfect harmony. I am turning into quite a good cook.
Here's the recipe...
SPAGHETTI WITH EGGS AND BACON (SPAGHETTI ALLA CARBONARA)
Ingredients
2 tbsp olive oil
150g bacon, cut into matchsticks
1 clove garlic, crushed
400g spaghetti
3 eggs, at room temperature
75g freshly grated Parmesan cheese
salt and freshly ground black pepper
Serves 4
1/ Bring a large pot of water to the boil. In a medium frying pan, heat the oil and saute the bacon and the garlic until the bacon renders its fat and starts to brown. Remove and discard the garlic (I couldn't be bothered doing this but you really couldn't notice the garlic). Keep the bacon and its fat hot until needed.
2/ Add salt and the spaghetti to the boiling water, and cook until al dente.
3/ While the pasta is cooking, warm a large serving bowl and break the eggs into it. I actually used the pot the spaghetti cooked in. Beat in the Parmesan cheese with a fork, and season with salt and pepper.
4/ As soon as the pasta is done, drain it quickly, and mix it into the egg mixture. Pour on the hot bacon and its fat. Stir well. The heat from the pasta and bacon fat will cook the eggs. Serve immediately.Labels: home-cooking, Italian, pasta |
