Creamy carbonara
Prep:
10 mins
Cook:
10 mins
A delicious pasta for two, oozing with flavour.
500g spaghetti
275g cubed bacon lardons
2 tsp olive oil
60ml dry white wine (or vermouth)
4 large eggs
50g parmesan cheese (freshly grated)
Black pepper
60ml double cream
Freshly grated nutmeg
Put a large pan of salted water on and bring to the boil.
Cook the bacon lardons in the oil until crisp.
Add the white wine or vermouth and let it bubble until there is have a syrup left.
Remove the pan off the heat.
In a bowl, beat together the eggs, Parmesan, cream and some pepper.
Cook the pasta according to the directions less 2 minutes to ensure it comes out aldente.
Lower in a cup and remove approximately 125ml of the pasta water before draining.
Put the pan with the bacon cubes, on the heat and add the drained pasta, tossing well to coat with the syrup.
Add a little of the reserved pasta water to give it gloss and smoothness.
Take the pan off the heat again, add the eggs and cheese mixture, quickly tossing everything to mix.
Grind over some more pepper and grate over the nutmeg, and serve.
Serves
2
Preparation Time
10 minutes
Cooking Time
10 minutes
Main ingredients
Dairy, Eggs, Alcohol, Pasta & Noodles, Pork, Oil, Spice
Recipe Type
Dinner, Entertaining, Pasta/Noodles
Cuisine
Italian
Level of Difficulty
Easy
