This is by far the easiest and less messy of all pasta dishes. Cooking time is quick too. I had it all out in 3o minutes from the second I stepped into the kitchen.
Ingredients :
- Pasta enough for 2 **I used spaghetti but a better choice would be fettucine**
- 2 tbsp of olive oil
- 6 strips of bacon, cut small
- 1 cup of double cream
- 2 pips garlic
- 1 egg yolk
- pinch of salt
- boil pasta till al dente with a deep frying pan, non stick preferred
- drain pasta and set aside
- with the same pan, add in olive oil and streaky bacon, fry till bacon is crispy
- toss in drained spaghetti, coating with the bacon fats from the frying pan
- return to serving plate
- with same pan, add in another 1tbsp olive oil (or butter if you prefer) and garlic, fry till fragrant on low heat.. do not brown
- add salt and cream and another half bowl of water.. **use low fire, do not overboil**
- slowly stir in egg yolk and pour on to pasta and serve.
- **add mushrooms or chicken meat for more bulk**
streaky bacon, use portion as needed and freeze the rest. do not keep well in chiller. keep frozen
panfry bacon bits. i used pasta stirrer, saves lots of washing.
once bacon is crisp. add in boiled pasta.. al dente
stir well and place on serving plates
fry garlic
add cream and use a whisk to lightly stir
the pasta.. already on serving plates.. in fact.. this is already good on it's own, add some chilli flakes and you'll have a ready easy dinner.
pour sauce and serve.
this is a lazy and easy dinner dish for 2.
i buy cream by 1 liter packs for my cakes and 1 liter is too much to be consumed
double cream don't last once opened. pour them into cup portions and freeze for cooking use. frozen cream when defrosted will curdle a little and is no longer suitable for cakes
but for carbonara and cooking, tho' you'll lose a bit of creaminess, it's still acceptable.
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