Carbonara

Carbonara is a pasta dish made with eggs, hard cheese, fatty cured pork, and black pepper. The dish took its modern form and name in the middle of the 20th century. The cheese is usually pecorino romano. Some variations use Parmesan, Grana Padano, or a combination of cheeses.

Carbonara

Carbonara is a pasta dish made with eggs, hard cheese, fatty cured pork, and black pepper. The dish took its modern form and name in the middle of the 20th century.The cheese is usually pecorino romano. Some variations use Parmesan, Grana Padano, or a combination of cheeses

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Total Time 25 mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Italian

Servings 2

Equipment

• small bowl
• whisk
• large nonstick skillet with high sides
• large pot

Ingredients

  

• 1 Small Onion, chopped
• 4 Slices of Bacon, chopped
• 1 tsp Olive Oil
• 2 Eggs
• 2 tbsp Heavy Cream
• 1/4 1/4 Freshly Grated Parmiggiano Reggiano
• Fresh Ground Black Pepper and Salt, to taste
• 8 oz Dried Spaghetti

Instructions

 

• Filla large pot with water sprinkle in a generous pinch of salt and bring it to aboil.
• Ina large nonstick skillet with high sides, preheat the olive oil over medium high heat, add the bacon and cook for a few minutes until the bacon starts to cook and crisp at the edges but it’s not totally cooked. Add the onions, season with a little salt and good amount of freshly cracked black pepper and cook for about 5 minutes or so.
• Ina small bowl whisk together the eggs, cream and parmiggiano reggiano, season with a little salt and a good amount of black pepper.
• At this point the pasta should be perfectly cooked al dente and drain it well
• Remove the skillet with the bacon mixture from the stove and add in the drained pasta.Working very quickly, add in your sauce and mix until every strand of spaghetti is covered with that velvety sauce.
• Plate up right away and enjoy!

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