Pasta, Noodles and Rice Recipes - Spaghetti Carbonara Recipe

  
 

Pasta, Noodles and Rice Recipes - Spaghetti Carbonara Recipe

Ingredients

Serve 4

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil

  • 175 g/6 oz smoked bacon, rinded and cut into strips

  • 1 garlic clove, crushed and chopped

  • 300 g/10 oz spaghetti

  • 4 tablespoons double cream

  • 3 egg yolks

  • 75 g/3 oz Parmesan cheese, freshly grated

  • salt and pepper

Method:

  1. Heat the oil in a saucepan, add the bacon and fry over a low heat for 3 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.

  2. Meanwhile, cook the pasta until al dente. Drain well and return to the pan.

  3. Beat together the cream and egg yolks, add to the bacon and mix well over a low heat.

  4. Add the sauce and Parmesan to the spaghetti, season with salt and pepper, toss well and serve immediately.

Note: The traditional Italian way to serve spaghetti carbonara is with an egg yolk in its shell on top of each serving, which is mixed in by the person eating.