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Spaghetti Carbonara

Spaghetti Carbonara

Beautifully easy Spaghetti Carbonara recipe. Also known as Spaghetti with bacon and egg sauce. This recipe contains no cream and uses mostly everyday ingredients. Photo by Trishhhh

Recipe ingredients

180g – 220g Spaghetti
1 tbsp olive oil
115g pancetta or a mildly smoked bacon
Ground black pepper
2 eggs
¾ cup grated Italian cheese

Cooking Steps

  • Slowly, over low heat cook bacon in olive oil until before the bacon goes crispy, also add a good pinch of black pepper.

  • While bacon is cooking over low heat, mix 2 eggs with grated Italian cheese and again add some black pepper.

  • When bacon is cooked but still not yet crispy, turn the heat down to 1 (low) and start cooking the spaghetti.

  • Take 1 cup of spaghetti water from your spaghetti pot and add it to the pan with bacon mixture. Keep pan going at low heat.

  • When spaghetti is ready, toss it in and with the bacon mixture in the pan. Drizzle in the egg and cheese mixture while stirring it in.

  • Turn off the heat, add the rest of the cheese and stir for a few seconds until your spaghetti is nice and creamy.

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