pasta carbonara
(3 ratings)
I love making this meal. Doesn't require a lot of ingredients and is fast and easy! You can use any type of pasta noodle you choose. Also sometimes I will add some frozen sweet peas to the dish. Just throw them in while making the pasta.
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(3 ratings)
yield
4 serving(s)
prep time
20 Min
cook time
20 Min
Ingredients For pasta carbonara
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1 lbspaghetti
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1/2 pkgcooked bacon with bacon grease
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6eggs yolks
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1/4 lbgrated pecorino romano cheese
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3/4 ccream
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4 ozcream cheese softened and at room temp. (optional)
How To Make pasta carbonara
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1Boil the pasta in water (4 quarts) salt water as desired. Boil the pasta al dente
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2While the pasta is cooking, in a bowl beat well the eggs with the cream and some of the freshly grated pecorino romano cheese
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3Cut bacon into 1/2 inch pieces and fry.
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4When pasta is ready, drain it and quickly add the pancetta/bacon along with grease and eggs from the top. This is when you can add the cream cheese.
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5Toss the pasta immediately and very quickly as the heat of the pasta will cook the eggs you may also want to toss it on the flame for 1 more min to cook the eggs a little more garnish with freshly pecorino romano cheese.
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