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Spaghetti alla Carbonara
Serves 4
Easy
Total time:
Egg and bacon pasta.
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- 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 1
Cook the pasta in a large pan of boiling salted water.step 2
Meanwhile 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 3
Drain cooked pasta in a colander. Return to hot pasta pan. Stir in the bacon and frying oil. Cool for 30 seconds.step 4
Sling in the eggs and a little salt. Stir well to coat pasta. Add half the Parmesan, or to taste. Stir well. Add pepper.step 5
Serve on hot plates with the rest of the parmesan for sprinkling.
