I like making a bit of a weird variant on spaghetti carbonara... sometimes the "simple" recipe seems quite bland, although if it's done perfect, it is of course delicious.
Stuff:
1 medium finely sliced onion (red/white/whatever). Use half or a small one if you aren't that big on onion...
1 clove of garlic, crushed or finely sliced
1/3-1/2 a yellow pepper sliced finely (other colours will of course be fine, really)
1 spring onion sliced finely
Bacon sliced up small/lardons (or you can do parma ham, or even smoked salmon?)
Lil' bit of sliced red chilli/chilli powder or flakes (optional, just for tang really, you don't wana go OTT)
1 or 2 large eggs
spoonful of double cream
dash of milk
black pepper
I usually just get the onions going in oil on a mid-low heat, with the spaghetti standing in boiling water at around about the same time... so that you don't overcook things whilst waiting for the pasta. Infact, it can be best to make sure the pasta's on first, and then just fry everything up pretty fast. Anyway, onions, chilli and meat fried for a few mins, followed by the diced pepper and some black pepper works well, along with anything else you chuck in there. Get the onions beyond sweating, but not really caramelised, and make sure the juices are coming outa the bacon.
Beat an egg, and mix in the cream and a dash of milk, then strain the spaghetti and wham it into the pan. I usually stir it in pretty fast, and then pour the egg mix over the top, and turn the heat off pretty fast if it's hot. If on a low heat, maybe stir fast and leave it on for a lil bit, but you have to be careful not to make it lumpy and dry. Any kind of nice cheese over the top whilst it's still hot will perfectly accompany it, or you can finely grate the cheese and mix it in with the egg/cream so it melts into the sauce. I like having a few extra flavours in a carbonara anyway, Italians are way too uptight about doing things the "original way"
This costs fuck all to make anyway (and it's very quick to create... 10 mins is possible), considering how nice it is. Goes great with well..... booze, and garlic bread with mozerella or whatever.
Stuff:
1 medium finely sliced onion (red/white/whatever). Use half or a small one if you aren't that big on onion...
1 clove of garlic, crushed or finely sliced
1/3-1/2 a yellow pepper sliced finely (other colours will of course be fine, really)
1 spring onion sliced finely
Bacon sliced up small/lardons (or you can do parma ham, or even smoked salmon?)
Lil' bit of sliced red chilli/chilli powder or flakes (optional, just for tang really, you don't wana go OTT)
1 or 2 large eggs
spoonful of double cream
dash of milk
black pepper
I usually just get the onions going in oil on a mid-low heat, with the spaghetti standing in boiling water at around about the same time... so that you don't overcook things whilst waiting for the pasta. Infact, it can be best to make sure the pasta's on first, and then just fry everything up pretty fast. Anyway, onions, chilli and meat fried for a few mins, followed by the diced pepper and some black pepper works well, along with anything else you chuck in there. Get the onions beyond sweating, but not really caramelised, and make sure the juices are coming outa the bacon.
Beat an egg, and mix in the cream and a dash of milk, then strain the spaghetti and wham it into the pan. I usually stir it in pretty fast, and then pour the egg mix over the top, and turn the heat off pretty fast if it's hot. If on a low heat, maybe stir fast and leave it on for a lil bit, but you have to be careful not to make it lumpy and dry. Any kind of nice cheese over the top whilst it's still hot will perfectly accompany it, or you can finely grate the cheese and mix it in with the egg/cream so it melts into the sauce. I like having a few extra flavours in a carbonara anyway, Italians are way too uptight about doing things the "original way"
This costs fuck all to make anyway (and it's very quick to create... 10 mins is possible), considering how nice it is. Goes great with well..... booze, and garlic bread with mozerella or whatever.
