Recipe Spaghetti Carbonara (VIDEO)
I love cooking this, it is cheap, easy, and tastes great — But I really like the cheap…
My only problem with this recipe is that my wife doesn’t like it because she does not think the eggs are cooked (because I hide the part where I dump in the hot bacon fat)
Ingredients
1 pound spaghetti
1 tablespoon olive oil
8 slices bacon, diced
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 cup dry white wine (optional)
4 eggs
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 pinch salt and black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese
Procedure
In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook spaghetti pasta until al dente.
Meanwhile in a large skillet, cook chopped bacon until slightly crisp; remove and drain onto paper towels.
Reserve the bacon fat
Add 1 tablespoon olive oil, and heat in reused large skillet. Add chopped onion, and cook over medium heat until onion is translucent.
Add minced garlic, and cook 1 minute more.
Add wine if desired
Cook one minute.
Beat Eggs in separate bowl
Return cooked bacon to pan; add cooked and drained spaghetti.
Add beaten eggs
Toss to coat and heat through, adding more olive oil if it seems dry or is sticking together.
Toss constantly with tongs or large fork until eggs are barely set.
Quickly add 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, and toss again. Add salt and pepper to taste (remember that bacon and Parmesan are very salty).
Toss with 1 tablespoon of olive oil, and set aside.
Serve immediately with chopped parsley sprinkled on top, and extra Parmesan cheese at table.
The hot spaghetti and hot oil will cook the eggs almost immediately — but if you are afraid of disease from raw eggs — you can cook longer, bake in oven to make baked spaghetti, or you can raise your own chickens so you are confident in the quality…