Pasta, Noodles and Rice
Recipes
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Spaghetti
Carbonara Recipe
Ingredients
Serve
4
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1 tablespoon olive
oil
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175 g/6 oz smoked
bacon, rinded and cut into strips
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1 garlic clove,
crushed and chopped
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300 g/10 oz
spaghetti
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4 tablespoons
double cream
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3 egg yolks
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75 g/3 oz Parmesan
cheese, freshly grated
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salt and pepper
Method:
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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.
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Meanwhile,
cook the pasta until al dente.
Drain well and return to the pan.
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Beat together
the cream and egg yolks, add to the bacon and
mix well over a low heat.
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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.
Pasta, Noodles and Rice Recipes -
Spaghetti Carbonara
Recipe