Carbonara
After cooking 1 lb of pasta (spaghetti, linguini or fettucini) and draining it, very quickly put pasta into a deep or wide bowl and add the 4 tblspns. of butter and toss, next add the very hot bacon and cream mixture and toss, then finally add the egg and cheese mixture. The combination of all makes it very creamy and because the pasta and the bacon cream mixture is hot the eggs get cooked in the final mix.
1 lb. pasta
4 tblspns. Butter
bacon (5-6 strips cut into ¼ inch pieces and fried crispy)
heavy cream ¾ cup
(crisp bacon then add cream and heat through, you can put this on hold (turn off and reheat as needed)
2 whole eggs
2 egg yolks
½ cup plus a little more grated parmesan cheese
(Mix the eggs and cheese together in a bowl and set aside)
This is a simple recipe, I always prepare the above and then cook the pasta, the key is to cook the pasta al dente, drain and immediately mix the ingredients in the order given.
Add salt and pepper to taste and enjoy!
