pasta carbonara
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.
prep time
20 Min
cook time
20 Min
method
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yield
4 serving(s)
Ingredients
- 1 pound spaghetti
- 1/2 package cooked bacon with bacon grease
- 6 - eggs yolks
- 1/4 pound grated pecorino romano cheese
- 3/4 cup cream
- 4 ounces cream cheese softened and at room temp. (optional)
How To Make pasta carbonara
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Step 1Boil the pasta in water (4 quarts) salt water as desired. Boil the pasta al dente
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Step 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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Step 3Cut bacon into 1/2 inch pieces and fry.
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Step 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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Step 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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