My Version Of A Carbonara

9 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • 500g Linguine
  • 200g Creme Friache
  • Handful parsley chopped
  • Handful Parmesan cheese grated
  • Black cracked pepper
  • 6 bacon rashes sliced
  • 2 garlic cloves chopped
  • 2 egg yolks
  • Olive oil

Directions

  1. 1
    Get a Pot of salted water on the boil.
  2. 2
    Add the Linguine to the boiling water and stir it around occasionally, get a cup, and scoop out some of the water. After approximately 10 minutes the pasta should be cooked (al dente), strain the pasta and set aside.
  3. 3
    Add the egg yolks, creme fraiche, black pepper and three quarters of the Parmesan cheese in a bowl and whisk them all together.
  4. 4
    Get a decent sized frying pan on medium heat and add a glug of olive oil. Start frying off the bacon and stir around occasionally until you get a slight brown colour but try not to make the bacon really crispy. Next add the garlic (be careful not to burn it) for about a minute.
  5. 5
    Add the cooked Linguine and parsley and toss/mix everything together, you may find that the pasta sticks together, if so add the water that you scooped out a bit a a time to get a nice silkiness and make sure the pasta gets heated up.
  6. 6
    Turn the heat off the leave for about 30 seconds-1 minute just to slightly cool down just to ensure the egg content in the sauce won't scramble. Add the sauce and use a pair of tongs to stir through. Make sure all the pasta is covered.
  7. 7
    Serve on a nice big plate or platter, top with the rest of the Parmensan cheese, a light drizzle of olive oil and a sprinkle of the black pepper. ENJOY.

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