Pasta Carbonara. Pasta, eggs, cheese, and bacon come together in the ultimate Italian favorite: spaghetti carbonara. This dish is a deli egg-bacon-and-cheese-on-a-roll that has been pasta-fied, fancified, fetishized and turned into an Italian tradition that, like many inviolate Italian traditions, is actually far less old than the Mayflower Because America may have contributed to its creation, carbonara is Exhibit A in the back-and-forth between Italy and the United States when it comes to food Remember: the. In a large pot of salted boiling water, cook spaghetti according to package directions until al dente.
Drain the pasta and place it in a bowl.
While the pasta is still really hot, slowly drizzle in the egg mixture, stirring the pasta the whole time.
The sauce will become thick and should coat the pasta.
You can cook Pasta Carbonara using 8 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Pasta Carbonara
- It's 250 g of spaghetti (or any other pasta).
- Prepare 125 g of bacon.
- Prepare 2 of eggs.
- Prepare 2 of table spoons of shredded parmesan cheese (or pasta cheese).
- You need 1 of tooth of garlic.
- You need of Olive oil.
- It's of Salt.
- You need of Pepper.
Splash in a little hot pasta water if needed for consistency. In a large saucepan, cook pasta according to package directions for al dente. Drain pasta, reserving pasta water; keep pasta warm. In same pot, cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally.
Pasta Carbonara step by step
- Put water for pasta to boil, add a pinch if salt.
- Meanwhile Peelgarlic, smash it a little bit with flat side of your knife, so it gives more flavor. Add olive oil to your pan and add garlic there.
- Add diced bacon and keep on medium heat until gets crunchy flipping from time to time. Remove garlic and set aside. It doesn’t have to be hot..
- Once water start boiling put your pasta to cook.
- Meanwhile make a sauce. Mix eggs with cheese, add a little salt and pepper. Don’t add too much salt as bacon is already salted. Mix well. If mixture is too thick you can add a little water from pasta, dont add very hot water because eggs will start to cook..
- Ones your pasta is ready add it to the bacon and mix well, then add egg mixture while mixing. Eat right away!.
Pour the egg mixture over the pasta. Toss rapidly to coat the pasta without cooking the egg. Remove the pan from the heat and add a big handful of cheese, lots of pepper and a little salt. Garnish with parsley and extra grated Romano. Luscious and wonderfully indulgent, pasta carbonara takes as long to make as it does to cook the pasta.