Spaghetti Carbonara is a classic and a favourite! This recipe has few ingredients, made with egg as it is traditionally, rather than a white cheese sauce. Nice and simple.
Ingredients
Serves Two
- 1 Tbsp Olive Oil/ Vegetable Oil
- 100g Pancetta/ Chopped Bacon
- 3 Eggs
- 40g Parmesan Cheese/ Alternative Hard Cheese
- 200g Spaghetti/ Linguine/ Fettuccine/ Tagliatelle
- Small Handful Fresh Parsley, optional
- Salt and Pepper
Directions
- Put a pan of salted water over a high heat and bring to the bowl.
- In a frying pan, heat the oil over a medium heat and add the pancetta. Stir occasionally until golden and crisp.
- Finely grate the cheese and chop the parsley, if using.
- Whisk the eggs in a jug and add half of the cheese.
- Cook the spaghetti in the boiling water until it’s soft throughout (check packet instructions for time).
- Use a colander to drain the spaghetti and return it to the saucepan.
- Add the pancetta and the oil from the pan to the spaghetti.
- Then, add the egg mix to the spaghetti and stir through. The heat from the spaghetti will cook the egg into a creamy sauce.
- Season with salt and pepper and stir through the parsley, if using.
- Serve with a sprinkle of the remaining cheese on top.
Made by you…
