Carbonara pasta in 15 minutes

carbonara pasta

Carbonara is an Italian pasta dish from Latium and more specifically to Rome based on eggs, bacon, cheese and black pepper. Spaghetti is usually used as pasta. The dish was created in the middle of the 20th century.

Have dinner on the table in 15 minutes with this deliciously easy carbonara pasta.

Ingredients

Dried spaghetti pasta                   375g                  

Olive oil                                      1 tablespoon

Bacon                                        200g cut into 2cm-long pieces 

Eggs                                          2

Egg yolks                                   2

Pure cream                                1/2 cup

Finely grated parmesan cheese    2/3 cup (10 tbsp + 1 tsp)

Black pepper powder                   ¼ teaspoon

Fresh flat-leaf parsley leave          to serve

Method

First cook pasta in a large saucepan of boiling salted water or following packet directions until tender. Then drain water. Return to pan.

Mean while heat oil in a frying pan on medium-high heat. Now add bacon stir and cook for 4 minutes or until crisp.

Within this time whisk eggs, egg yolks, cream and parmesan cheese in a jug nicely. Season it with pepper.

Now add bacon and egg mixture to pasta. Cook and toss, in low heat for 1 minute or until combined properly. Top with parsley. Pasta is ready to serve.

Note: who doesn't prefer bacon (is a meat product prepared from pork), can be tried with chicken slice.