pasta carbonara

Brooklyn, OH
Updated on Mar 25, 2011

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 ---
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

  • Step 1
    Boil the pasta in water (4 quarts) salt water as desired. Boil the pasta al dente
  • Step 2
    While the pasta is cooking, in a bowl beat well the eggs with the cream and some of the freshly grated pecorino romano cheese
  • Step 3
    Cut bacon into 1/2 inch pieces and fry.
  • Step 4
    When 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.
  • Step 5
    Toss 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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Category: Pasta
Culture: Italian
Keyword: #Carbonara

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