Two-step carbonara

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1. Boil the pasta. Meanwhile, fry pancetta in oil in a frying pan for a few mins until golden and crisp. Add garlic, fry for 1 min, then turn off the heat. Briefly whisk egg and yolks with most of the Parmesan and some seasoning.
2. Drain pasta, reserving a little of the cooking water. Add eggs and a tbsp of cooking water, then mix until pasta is coated and creamy. The heat from the pasta will gently cook the sauce. Stir in the pancetta and garlic then serve, topped with the remaining Parmesan.

Per serving

575 kcalories, protein 28g, carbohydrate 65g, fat 24 g, saturated fat 9g, fibre 0g, salt 2.11 g

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• bl4nk

  29 September 2008

  bl4nk commented on this recipe

  Canonic Carbonara (as I was told ;) is done with exactly these ingredients with no cream in the first place. In some places they don't use garlic. As a tip, I would recommend adding the pancetta to the pasta before the egg & parmigiano, otherwise the linguine may get too sticky.

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• Belkey

  09 October 2008

  Belkey rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Really easy and great to have a carbonara recipe without cream.

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• turkeyfarm

  21 January 2009

  turkeyfarm commented on this recipe

  Quick, easy, store cupboard meal. My tip is don't use quick cook spagetti, linguini is better. My crowd love it and so do I!

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• Euan Wallace

  28 January 2009

  Euan Wallace rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I love this dish, but we don't often have cream in the fridge that can be used for it, so this recipe is much better I think

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• fishnchips

  09 February 2009

  fishnchips commented on this recipe

  First time I've ever made a carbonara and it was lovely. Will definately be making this one again as it's all stuff I have on hand.

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  09 February 2009

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  Oops, forgot to give it stars. :}

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• MDugal

  08 April 2009

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  Nice and easy, I think it's better without cream.

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• Ben

  13 May 2009

  Ben rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Great quick meal that requires no forward planning. I slowly fired some onion to release that sweat oniony flavour and added that too which worked a treat!

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• peejay13

  23 May 2009

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  Easy, very tasty and very authentic. That it's healthier than my usual recipe is an added bonus!!!

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• cocoa1

  15 August 2009

  cocoa1 rated and commented on this recipe

  

  brilliant - made it at least 5 times - so simple tests just like it did in Rome and much better than our local italian restaurant

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Ingredients

• 350g spaghetti or linguine
• 140g pack diced pancetta , or smoked streaky bacon
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 1 garlic clove , crushed
• 1 egg , plus 4 yolks
• 50g parmesan , grated

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Serves 4

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Prep 2 mins

Cook 12 mins

Ingredients

• 350g spaghetti or linguine
• 140g pack diced pancetta , or smoked streaky bacon
• 2 tsp olive oil
• 1 garlic clove , crushed
• 1 egg , plus 4 yolks
• 50g parmesan , grated

Per serving

575 kcalories, protein 28g, carbohydrate 65g, fat 24 g, saturated fat 9g, fibre 0g, salt 2.11 g

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