Spaghetti Alla Carbonara

Spaghetti Alla Carbonara
Rich & Creamy, Minus The Cream!
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Ingredients
1 box spaghetti noodles or fresh
1 cup of sauteed diced pancetta or bacon
1 cup frozen peas, thawed
2 cloves garlic, fine mince
1 1/2 cups reserved pasta water
1/2 cup olive oil
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
4 egg yolks
salt
pepper

Cooking Tools

Large pot

Medium frying pan 

Directions
Saute the diced Pancetta or bacon in a frying pan until slightly crispy and cooked through. Boil pasta in salted water according to box directions.  Reserve 1 1/2 cups of pasta water.  Drain pasta and add back to the pot and place back on burner on low heat. Add; pasta water, olive oil, garlic, egg yolks and stir and toss the pasta with tongs, so the eggs don't curdle. continue tossing pasta and add peas and cooked Pancetta or bacon. Salt and pepper to taste.  Remove from heat and allow to cool slightly.  Toss in 1/2 cup of Parmesan cheese. (Cook's Note) If you add the Parmesan cheese to extremely hot pasta, the cheese will melt and get clumpy. Plate pasta and garnish with some Parmesan cheese on top.

Pasta Carbonara

Pasta Carbonara
This Recipe Is Quick, Easy And Elegant!
Difficulty: Easy
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cooking Time: 30 minutes

 

Ingredients
Fresh or dried spaghetti (4 servings)
7 strips of bacon cut into lardons
1 tsp garlic, minced
3/4 cup half & half
2 eggs/ 1 egg yolk, beaten
fresh grated nutmeg (pinch)
salt
pepper
Parmesan cheese for garnish

Directions
In a large stock pot of boiling water, cook pasta according to package directions.  In a large skillet on medium heat, saute and brown the bacon lardons until brown and slightly crispy.  Remove excess bacon fat from skillet.  Add half & half to the skillet with bacon and reduce heat to a simmer; add garlic and nutmeg.  Once the pasta is cooked, drain and toss into the skillet with bacon and half & half. Coat pasta well, then add the beaten eggs and toss the pasta quickly until eggs are absorbed into the liquid, the heat of the pasta will cook the eggs, salt and pepper to taste.  place in serving bowls and garnish with Parmesan cheese.

Serves 4