Spaghetti Carbonara
"Authentic flavours to your table in 15 minutes! Guaranteed to impress, easy to make, faster than take-away! Always a favourite in my house, made with the simplest of ingredients."
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Serves:
-
2
ingredients
- 250 g spaghetti
- 1 cup pancetta
- 1⁄3 cup parmesan cheese
- 1 fresh garlic clove
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup heavy cream (whipping cream, thickened cream)
- salt
- pepper
directions
- Cook pasta according to package instructions. By the time the spaghetti is cooked, the sauce will be ready and you will be ready to eat!
- Chop pancetta (or bacon, procuitto) roughly
- Finely mince parsley to garnish with later.
- Pop some pre-made garlic bread in the oven under the broiler to serve with your meal, 6 mins to table!
- Add olive oil and garlic to non-stick pan and fry pancetta until tender-crisp.
- In separate bowl, whisk together eggs, cream, salt and pepper.
- This is where you have to work fast!
- Drain cooked spaghetti into colander and pour immediately back into hot pot, do NOT rinse!
- Cover to keep pasta hot, but do NOT put back over heat or you will end up with scrambled eggs, not a gourmet masterpiece guaranteed to impress!
- Quickly pour egg and cream mixture over pasta and stir to ensure sauce cooks without clumping.
- Add cook pancetta, fresh grated parmesan and top with parsley to serve.
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I have a passion for cooking simple, great tasting, nutritious and delicious food. I don't have time for anything that isn't fool-proof, I'm just a home cook that wants to make the most out of my weekly grocery budget in interesting yet quick ways! My recipes are not complex, but they are very tasty, tried and true! I'm a firm believer that not EVERYTHING has to be made from scratch for good tasting, satisfying food. You could call me the Queen of Semi-Homeade Food!
I grew up in Canada but have lived in Australia for 7 years and my tastes have changed, so has my cooking style...I'm open to new and different flavours.
