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Wednesday January 24, 2007

Spaghetti Carbonara

One of my favourite spaghetti dishes is this. There are many versions but this simple one is good I think. We fry two decent sized onions - you can never have enough - in a little olive oil. Cook on a low heat for ages until they are really soft. Add four or more slices of bacon, - smoked is best which have been cut up into small cubes. Meanwhile cook enough pasta for two people until just ready to eat. Take two fresh eggs and a small pot of cream and mix together with a fork. Once the pasta is cooked drain it, add to the onion/bacon mix and stir in. Pour in the cream/egg mixture and heat through until the egg is cooked. Season. Serve into warm pasta bowls. Excellent!

( Jan 24 2007, 12:00:02 AM PST ) Permalink Comments [4]

Comments:

yummy, I love spagetti carbonara :) I like to add 2 handfuls of fresh grated parmesan cheese to the cream/egg mixture, or occasionally substitute the cream with creme fraiche (maybe flavored with herbs).

Posted by Gudny on January 24, 2007 at 12:44 AM PST #

Hi Paul, is very nice your post about "Carbonara". But I'm from Italy and to see written "Spagetti Carbonara" and not "Spaghetti Carbonara". I feel bad. ;-) Enjoy with spaghetti... bye rob

Posted by roberto fabrizi on January 24, 2007 at 02:38 AM PST #

Sorry about the typo. Glad you liked the meal. I used free range eggs for this one above and you can really taste the difference! thx

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Posted by vivek goel on January 24, 2007 at 04:58 AM PST #