Carbonara

Written by www.omsco.co.uk on Saturday, January 1, 2005 at 09:20PM
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Ingredients

Serves: 4
50g butter
110g pancetta or smoked bacon snipped into pieces
1 crushed garlic clove
4 eggs
150ml single creaml
75g cheddar finely grated
300g spaghetti
1 TBS flat leaf parsley chopped
Salt and freshly ground pepper

Method

  1. Melt half the butter in the frying pan and add the pancetta or smoked bacon. Fry on a gentle heat for around 5 minutes, then add the crushed garlic and cook for a further 2-3 minutes.
  2. Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti in plenty of boiling, lightly salted water for about 8 minutes - or according to packet instructions.
  3. Beat together the eggs, single cream and 50g of the cheese. Add the parsley and season with salt and pepper.
  4. Drain the spaghetti and return it to the saucepan with the remaining butter. Add the cream mixture and pancetta or bacon, then cook over a low heat, stirring, for 1-2 minutes.
  5. Serve, sprinkled with the remaining cheese.

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