Spaghetti Carbonara Recipe
Spaghetti with bacon, garlic and a cream sauce
Ingredients
- 1 pound spaghetti
- 1 lb bacon, chopped
- 1/2 cup onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 eggs, room temperature, beaten
- 2 tablespoons heavy cream
- 1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- In a large pot of salted, boiling water, add pasta and cook until al dente (or slightly under desired doneness).
- While the pasta is boiling, cook bacon in a separate skillet. (Need a new skillet? Check out this #1 best selling skillet!)
- Remove bacon to paper towels to drain, reserving 3 tablespoons of bacon fat.
- Return skillet to heat, cook onions until translucent, then add garlic, cooking only until aromatic, about 1 minute or less.
- Add to bacon mixture, set aside.
- Combine eggs, heavy cream, beat until mixed.
- Set aside.
- Drain and rinse pasta in warm water, return pasta to pot.
- Turn heat to medium-low.
- Drizzle in heavy cream and egg mixture and toss until coated, making sure that pasta is thoroughly warmed.
- Add reserved bacon fat, bacon, and onions.
- Fold in Parmesan cheese.
- Toss until incorporated and pasta is warm.
- Serve immediately.