Spaghetti Carbonara

This is the spaghetti carbonara I cooked for Claire the other night after she requested it 🙂

Very easy to make, all you need is:

• Handful of spaghetti
• Pack of bacon lardons (pancetta would be better if you can find it)
• Olive oil
• 5 egg yolks
• 100ml double cream
• 70g Parmesan cheese
• Salt and pepper

Cook the spaghetti in boiling salted water as per packet instructions. While this is cooking fry the bacon in  a little oil until crispy. For the sauce put the egg yolks, cream, and Parmesan in a bowl and mix together. Once the spaghetti is cooked, drain and immediately toss with the bacon and egg mixture. By doing this the residual heat in the spaghetti is enough to cook the egg mixture but not scramble the eggs so the sauce stays smooth. Season with salt and pepper and serve with more Parmesan on top if desired.

Here for a change is my windows media playlist while making this 🙂