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Lovely recipe for Carbonara you will love this one

spainops — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:21:29 +0000

Original Recipe 8 servings

Ingredients

1 pound spaghetti
1 tablespoon olive oil
8 slices bacon, diced
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 onion, chopped
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 cup dry white wine (optional)
4 eggs
1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
1 pinch salt and black pepper to taste
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley
2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

Directions

In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook spaghetti pasta until al dente. Drain well. Toss with 1 tablespoon of olive oil, and set aside.
Meanwhile in a large skillet, cook chopped bacon until slightly crisp; remove and drain onto paper towels. Reserve 2 tablespoons of bacon fat; add remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil, and heat in reused large skillet. Add chopped onion, and cook over medium heat until onion is translucent. Add minced garlic, and cook 1 minute more. Add wine if desired; cook one more minute.
Return cooked bacon to pan; add cooked and drained spaghetti. Toss to coat and heat through, adding more olive oil if it seems dry or is sticking together. Add beaten eggs and cook, tossing constantly with tongs or large fork until eggs are barely set. Quickly add 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese, and toss again. Add salt and pepper to taste (remember that bacon and Parmesan are very salty).
Serve immediately with chopped parsley sprinkled on top, and extra Parmesan cheese at table.

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Simple Carbonara

spainops — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:21:04 +0000

Original Recipe 6 servings

Ingredients

* 1 pound spaghetti
* 1 pound bacon, chopped
* 4 eggs, well beaten
* 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese
* 1/4 cup olive oil

Directions

1. Bring a large pot of lightly salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until al dente; drain.
2. Meanwhile, place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly brown. Drain, reserving some of the drippings, crumble and set aside.
3. Scramble eggs in bacon drippings.
4. Place spaghetti in a large bowl. Pour in olive oil, and mix well; use enough to just moisten spaghetti. Stir in bacon, eggs, and Parmesan cheese. Serve immediately.

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Carbonara Parmigiano

spainops — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:20:19 +0000

Serves 4 to 6

Ingredients

* 1 pound dry spaghetti
* 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
* 4 ounces pancetta or slab bacon, cubed or sliced into small strips
* 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
* 2 large eggs
* 1 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, plus more for serving
* Freshly ground black pepper
* 1 handful fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped

Directions

Prepare the sauce while the pasta is cooking to ensure that the spaghetti will be hot and ready when the sauce is finished; it is very important that the pasta is hot when adding the egg mixture, so that the heat of the pasta cooks the raw eggs in the sauce.

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil, add the pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes or until tender yet firm (as they say in Italian “al dente.”) Drain the pasta well, reserving 1/2 cup of the starchy cooking water to use in the sauce if you wish.

Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a deep skillet over medium flame. Add the pancetta and saute for about 3 minutes, until the bacon is crisp and the fat is rendered. Toss the garlic into the fat and saute for less than 1 minute to soften.

Add the hot, drained spaghetti to the pan and toss for 2 minutes to coat the strands in the bacon fat. Beat the eggs and Parmesan together in a mixing bowl, stirring well to prevent lumps. Remove the pan from the heat and pour the egg/cheese mixture into the pasta, whisking quickly until the eggs thicken, but do not scramble (this is done off the heat to ensure this does not happen.) Thin out the sauce with a bit of the reserved pasta water, until it reaches desired consistency. Season the carbonara with several turns of freshly ground black pepper and taste for salt. Mound the spaghetti carbonara into warm serving bowls and garnish with chopped parsley. Pass more cheese around the table.

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Creamy Carbonara

spainops — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:12:12 +0000

Ingredients

1. 1 pound spaghetti
2. 2 large egg yolks
3. 1/2 cup heavy cream
4. 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
5. 6 ounces thickly sliced pancetta, cut into 1/8-inch dice
6. 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
7. 1 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese (3 ounces), plus more for serving
8. Pinch of freshly grated nutmeg
9. Freshly ground pepper

Directions

1. In a large pot of boiling salted water, cook the spaghetti until just al dente. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup of the pasta cooking water.

2. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, whisk the egg yolks and cream. In a large, deep skillet, heat the oil. Add the pancetta and cook over moderately high heat, stirring, until crisp, 4 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until golden, 1 minute.

3. Add the spaghetti to the skillet. Cook over low heat, tossing, until coated. Slowly add the reserved pasta cooking water and beaten egg yolks. Toss until coated with a creamy sauce, about 1 minute. Add the 1 cup of Parmesan and the nutmeg; season with pepper. Transfer to bowls and serve, passing extra Parmesan.

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Alla Carbonara

spainops — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 15:10:26 +0000

Ingredients:

* 1/4 pound (100 g) guanciale (see note), pancetta or bacon
* 1/2 cup (25 g) grated Pecorino Romano
* 4 egg yolks and 2 egg whites
* 1/4 cup (60 ml) heavy cream (optional)
* Olive oil, salt, and pepper
* A scant pound (400 g) of spaghetti

Preparation:
Set pasta water to boil. Meanwhile, dice the meat, sauté it in a tablespoon of oil till it’s well cooked, and drain the pieces on a paper towel. As soon as the water boils, salt it and add the pasta.

While the pasta’s cooking, lightly beat the yolks and one or two whites (just one white if you’re using the cream). As soon as the yolks and whites are combined, beat in the cheese, pinches of salt and pepper, and the cream, if you’re using it.

When the pasta’s done, drain it and transfer it immediately to a heated bowl. Add the pancetta and pour the egg mixture over the pasta, stirring briskly (the heat of the pasta will cook the eggs). Serve immediately.

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Carbonara With Lobster Mushrooms

spainops — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:40:02 +0000

Makes four servings.

Ingredients:

1 pound spaghetti
1/2 pound lobster mushrooms, cleaned and sliced
1 cup freshly and finely-grated pecorino romano
2 tablespoons unsalted butter
3/4 cup frozen green peas, thawed and drained
4 eggs, beaten
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons finely-chopped Italian parsley
freshly-ground black pepper, to taste
sea salt, to taste

Bring a large pot of water to boil. Add 3 tablespoons of salt. Cook until almost al dente. Drain, reserving 1/4 cup of the cooking liquid.

While the pasta is cooking, heat a large saute pan over medium heat. Add the butter. Once bubbling, add the lobster mushrooms plus black pepper and sea salt to taste. Saute until the mushrooms release their liquid and cook, about 6 minutes. Add the garlic and more black pepper to taste. Saute just until aromatic, about 30 seconds.

Add the pasta, green peas, and the reserved cooking liquid to the pan. Cook one minute, shaking to mix the ingredients. Add the pecorino romano and more black pepper to taste, stirring to coat the pasta.

Remove the pan from heat. Add the beaten eggs, whisking vigorously until thickened but not scrambled. Serve immediately, garnished with the chopped parsley. Pairs well with a spicy Alsatian Gewürztraminer.

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Weight Watchers Carbonara !

spainops — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:39:08 +0000

Weight Watchers Spaghetti alla Carbonara recipe
Makes 4 servings

Ingredients
8 ounces uncooked spaghetti
1 cup chopped cooked ham
1/3 cup grated parmigiano-reggiano cheese or parmesan cheese (1-1/2 ounces)
1/4 cup reduced-fat sour cream
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 large eggs, lightly beaten
1 clove garlic, minced
1/4 teaspoon fresh coarse ground black pepper

Preparation
1. Cook pasta according to package directions, omitting salt and fat.
2. Drain the pasta in a colander over a bowl, reserving 1/2 cup liquid.
3. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat.
4. Add the ham, and cook for 2 minutes or until thoroughly heated.
5. Add pasta, and stir well.
6. Combine cheese and the next 4 ingredients (cheese through garlic), stirring with a whisk.
7. Add the reserved pasta liquid to egg mixture, stirring with a whisk.
8. Pour egg mixture over pasta mixture; stir well.
9. Cook over low heat 5 minutes or until sauce thickens, stirring constantly (do not boil).
10. Sprinkle with pepper.

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Zucchini Pasta Carbonara

spainops — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:23:01 +0000

Zucchini Pasta Carbonara

This recipe uses thinly sliced prosciutto, which works well with the more delicate flavor of the summer squash. But you could also use pancetta (diced), bacon (thin strips), or even thinly sliced ham.
Ingredients

* Salt
* 3/4 pound egg noodles
* 2 Tbsp olive oil
* 1 teaspoon butter
* 1/4 pound prosciutto, thinly sliced
* 1 yellow onion, chopped
* 3 cloves garlic, minced
* 3-4 summer squash, yielding 4 cups chopped squash
* Salt and pepper
* 4 eggs
* 1 cup grated Parmesan cheese (plus more for topping)
* 1 teaspoon lemon zest
* 1/2 cup basil leaves, sliced thin*

* To slice the basil leaves, chiffonade them by stacking basil leaves on top of each other, roll them up into a cigar shape, starting at one end and working your way down the “cigar” take thin slices from the end.
Method

1 To cook the pasta, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Salt the water (one tablespoon of salt for 2 quarts of water).

2 As the water for the pasta is heating, prep your vegetables and heat olive oil and butter on medium high in a large sauté pan. Working in batches, lay pieces of sliced prosciutto down in the pan. Fry gently on both sides until just lightly browned (no more than a minute, more likely 30 seconds each side, the prosciutto is very thin), remove from pan with tongs or a slotted spoon to a paper towel-lined plate to drain. Once cool, tear into bite-sized pieces. Reserve oil in the pan.

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Spicy Carbonara !

spainops — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 20:21:00 +0000

This spicy interpretation of spaghetti carbonara is made with common ingredients including bacon, garlic, black pepper, red pepper, parmesan cheese, olive oil, cream, and eggs.

Serves 8

Ingredients for Spicy Spaghetti Carbonara:

1 pound bacon (cut into 1/2 inch pieces)
2 pounds spaghetti or other pasta
2 pasteurized eggs (equivalent of 2 eggs, pasteurized)
1/8 pound grated parmesan cheese
16 ounces whipping cream (1 pint)
3 tbsp butter or olive oil (or mixture of two)
2 tsp Red Wine Vinegar
1 clove Garlic (minced)
1 tsp Crushed Red Pepper (or more to taste)
1 tbsp Black Pepper (or more to taste)

Instructions
Bring a large pot of water to a boil while cooking the bacon.

Cook the bacon until it starts to get crisp and most of the fat has cooked out. Drain the fat. Add the butter or olive oil, garlic, and black pepper. Contunue cooking for 3 to 5 more minutes.

Add the pasta to the water and cook as directed. Meanwhile, add the cream and vinegar to the bacon, stir and cook over medium heat until the sauce thickens (it should be the right consistency at about the same time that the pasta is done). While the sauce is thickening (and the pasta cooking) thoroughly mix the eggs with the red pepper and grated cheese.

When the pasta is done, drain, and put in serving bowl. Add the egg and cheese mixture and toss. While tossing, add the bacon and cream sauce.

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