Perfect spaghetti carbonara
Recipe by Antony Worrall Thompson
Spaghetti carbonara is one of the easiest pasta dishes to make and requires very little cooking. You can use low-fat cream and cut back on the cheese, but we say enjoy it in its full glory!
Serves 2
Ingredients
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
- Knob of butter
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 100g pancetta or streaky bacon, cubed
- 25g spaghetti
- 2 eggs and 1 egg yolk
- 2 tbsp mascarpone cheese or double cream
- 2 tbsp chopped parsley
- 50g parmesan cheese, freshly grated
- Salt and ground black pepper
Method
- Cook the garlic in butter and oil until golden brown then discard the garlic. Add the bacon to the oil mix and sauté until crisp.
- Meanwhile bring plenty of salted water to the boil and cook the spaghetti until tender, but with a little bite.
- Mix together the eggs, mascarpone, parmesan and parsley.
- Drain the spaghetti and tip into a warm serving bowl.
- Immediately add the egg mixture and toss rapidly. Add the contents of the bacon pan and toss again. Season to taste.
