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Spaghetti Carbonara
Spaghetti Carbonara is just super simple, easy cooking. When you're in a no-fuss mood, this dish can get food on the table in under 30 minutes.
Ingredients
- 2 eggs
- 150 g spaghetti
- ⅓ cup Parmesan cheese, freshly grated
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 4 rashers smoked short-cut bacon
- 1 spring onion, finely sliced
- black pepper, to season
- sea salt, to season
Instructions
- In a small bowl, beat the eggs with the freshly grated Parmesan, reserving about a tablespoon of the cheese for garnish. Season generously with pepper.
- Bring a large saucepan of salted water to the boil. Cook the spaghetti according to packet instructions until al dente, or to your liking.
- Meanwhile, cook the bacon. Place the olive oil in a frying pan on medium-high heat. Add the bacon and cook until browned and starting to turn crispy. Transfer to a cutting board and dice or slice into strips.
- When the pasta is cooked, reserve a small amount of the cooking liquid in a cup then drain the saucepan using a colander. Transfer the pasta back into the saucepan. Add a tablespoon of the reserved cooking liquid to the pasta then stir in the bacon, spring onion and egg mixture. Work quickly so the eggs don’t scramble in the pan but keep stirring until the sauce has thickened. If the sauce is a little dry, add another spoonful of cooking liquid. If it’s a little wet, put the pot back on a medium heat, stirring continuously until the egg thickens a little. It is ready when it's a creamy consistency.
- Serve immediately and garnish with grated Parmesan and a few generous cracks of black pepper.
Notes
- No bacon? This recipe also works great with chicken, sausage or chorizo in its place.
- More vegetables? Add some peas alongside the egg and spring onion.
- Make it vegetarian. Swap out the bacon for roasted broccolini. Lay the broccolini out on an oven tray in a single layer. Drizzle with olive oil and crushed garlic. Season generously with salt and pepper. Roast in the oven at 180ºC for 30 minutes until cooked through and the tops start to turn crispy. Chop into bite size chunks and add to the pasta with the egg and spring onions.