Recipe by Matthew Kimm
This is a simple, delicious dish. If you’ve never had carbonara, it may sound odd–breakfast food and pasta? It works, and it works well. The pasta soaks up the flavors of the onion, garlic, and bacon in a delicious cream sauce, best served with a hearty topping of parmesan cheese.
This is one of the first meals that comes to mind when I find myself really hungry. It’s a cheap meal that’s good and good for you. Well, no, it’s not exactly the healthiest meal but it is absolutely delicious and quite easy to make. It’s a hearty meal that should provide you leftovers for days. What it lacks in nutrition it makes up for in tastiness.
Ingredients (serves six):
- 1 pound (1 package) of spaghetti
- 1 White Onion
- 2 Cloves of Garlic, minced
- 6 slices of bacon
- 6 eggs
- ½ cup of Parmesan cheese
- Pinch of salt
- Pinch of black pepper
- 1/4 cup heavy cream (optional)
Instructions
1. Boil water for the spaghetti.
2. While the water is boiling, chop the white onion and the slices of bacon into small pieces. Mince the garlic. Separately, whisk the eggs and the cream and set aside.
3. Add spaghetti to the boiling water. Cook for the box’s recommended amount of time.
4. Add the onion, garlic, and bacon into the skillet or saucepan. Cook on medium heat until the onions are translucent and the bacon is at your desired crispness. This should take at least five minutes, but the cooking time is dependent on what type of pan you are using. If you are about to overcook the onions and bacon before the pasta is ready, turn off the heat.
5. After the pasta finishes boiling, drain the pasta and add the pasta to the skillet or saucepan with the garlic, onions, and bacon. Pour the egg/cream mixture on top.
6. With the heat on medium low, stir the pasta together with the other ingredients until they are spread evenly. Do not allow the eggs to cook and stick to the bottom of the dish. As soon as the eggs just begin to curdle, turn the heat off.
7. Add salt, pepper, and parmesan. Toss again. The dish is ready.
8. Serve with a sprinkle of parmesan and black pepper on top. Enjoy.
This. Looks. So. Good. I loveeee carbonara, but I’ve never actually made it. Now that I know that it isn’t too complicated to make, I’ll definitely be making it for dinner this week.
-Emily Le
Seems like a quick and simple dish to make. I like the picture as it allows the reader to see what the finished product should look like and makes me want to try it right now!
Pastaaaa yes!! I love how easy and straightforward you made the recipe. Carbonara is so great already, but I bet the eggs and bacon put it over the top. Yum yum yum
While I love pasta, I have never tried Carbonara but am definitely eager to after reading this. I like how you explained to us if it is good for you because not many people do that. Thank you for having your instructions in order too.
This went over really well with the roomates. The instructions were very clear. The first time I tried i accidentally let the eggs cook again in step 6 but it still came out good and tasted even better the second batch.