Spaghetti alla Carbonara
- Preparation and cooking time
- Total time
- Easy
- Serves 4
Ingredients
- 450g spaghetti
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 6 rashers streaky bacon or 110g pancetta, roughly chopped
- 1 garlic clove, crushed
- 4-5 large eggs, beaten
- 75g freshly grated parmesan cheese
- Salt and black pepper
Method
- STEP 1Cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling salted water.
- STEP 2Meanwhile heat oil over low heat in a frying pan. Cook bacon or pancetta with garlic till the fat runs and it's crisp. Turn off the heat. Leave in pan.
- STEP 3Drain cooked pasta in a colander. Return to hot pasta pan. Stir in the bacon and frying oil. Cool for 30 seconds.
- STEP 4Sling in the eggs and a little salt. Stir well to coat pasta. Add half the Parmesan, or to taste. Stir well. Add pepper.
- STEP 5Serve on hot plates with the rest of the parmesan for sprinkling.
