Oh gosh, I just love a good Carbonara, especially when I

Spaghetti pasta alla carbonara. Luscious pork chop recipes and wonderfully indulgent, it takes as long to make as it does to cook the spaghetti. The ingredients are simple, just spaghetti (or other long pasta), pancetta or bacon, eggs, Parm, a little olive oil, salt and pepper. A silky sauce is created when the beaten eggs are tossed with the hot pasta and a little fat from the pancetta or bacon. pork chop recipes
Did I already mention indulgent? Yes, this is not a make-it-everyday recipe. This is a I’ve-been-eating-my-kale-for-weeks-and-now-I-want-to-splurge recipe. But heck, if you are going to splurge, you may as well do it right.
By the way, for those of you who must eat gluten-free, I’ve found an excellent gluten-free pasta that works well with this recipe. Look for the bionaturae brand. I’ve found it at Whole Foods. pork chop recipes
This recipe uses raw eggs, which are essentially pork chop recipes cooked pork chop recipes by tossing with hot pasta. They are not cooked to the point of scrambled though, just enough to thicken the eggs into a sauce. The garlic is optional. It is not traditionally included in spaghetti alla carbonara, but I like the addition of it, so it's in my version. By the way, traditionally "guanciale", or pork jowl, is used in this dish, so if you can get it, by all means use it.
Add to shopping list Ingredients 1 Tbsp olive oil or unsalted butter 1/2 pound pancetta or thick cut bacon, diced 1-2 garlic cloves, minced, about 1 teaspoon (optional) 3-4 whole eggs 1 cup grated parmesan or pecorino pork chop recipes cheese 1 pound spaghetti pasta (or bucatini or fettuccine) Salt and black pepper to taste
2 While the water is coming to a boil, heat the olive oil in a large sauté pan over medium heat. Add the bacon or pancetta and cook slowly until crispy. Add the garlic (if using) and cook another minute, then turn off the heat and put the pancetta and garlic into a large bowl.
4 Once the water has reached a rolling boil, add the pasta, and cook, uncovered, at a rolling boil. When the pasta is al dente (still a little firm, not mushy), use tongs to move it to the bowl with the bacon and garlic. Move the pasta from the pot to the bowl quickly, as you want the pasta to be hot. It's the heat of the pasta that will heat the eggs sufficiently to create a creamy sauce. Toss everything to combine, then add the beaten pork chop recipes eggs with cheese and toss quickly to combine once more. Add salt to taste.
Pasta carbonara with bucatini with video from Matt Armendariz on Goodbite.com Spaghetti carbonara for beginners from Adam the Amateur Gourmet Cooking with Pastor Ryan: Pasta Carbonara from The Pioneer Woman
This is my favorite pasta dish. Glad to see it so well represented here! A splash of white wine in the bacon or pancetta mixture is a nice addition. Also, to help cook the eggs, I like to first toss the egg mixture with the cooked pasta, pork chop recipes and then reheat and stir in the bacon mixture. Either way, great stuff :)
Hi Katie, have you ever made a custard base with eggs, for example for homemade ice cream? As you heat the egg mixture, at about 160 degrees the eggs begin to thicken the mixture. This is the temperature the eggs need to get too to be safe if you are concerned about salmonella. The boiling water out of which you took the pasta is at 212 F. What you are counting on in this recipe is that the very hot pasta is enough to bring the temp of the egg mixture up to 160 F. By the way, if the eggs get too hot, they will curdle. That has happened to me several times, which is why we take the pasta off the heat before mixing with the egg mixture. If, however, you, or anyone you are serving this recipe, is in a risk group for salmonella, you may not want to make this recipe. ~Elise
Oh gosh, I just love a good Carbonara, especially when I’m in a hurry. It may just be the fastest comfort food out there. Ok…considering speed, perhaps a grilled cheese, pork chop recipes then Carbonara. :)
I don’t suppose there’s a vegetarian way to do this? (sacrilege, I know.) For health reasons my family has decided to go vegetarian. I gave up most meats pretty easily, but bacon is the one I’m really going to miss.
Same simplicity but minimal amount pork chop recipes of meat and no eggs.
Just pork chop recipes nit-picking here, but usually the kind of bacon used is “guanciale” and not pancetta. It’s just a minimal difference, I know, but there must be a reason pork chop recipes entire generations of italians have argued about it… :)
Occasionally, we have people over who are freaked out by raw eggs. This is what I do: I put the hot empty pasta pan back on a medium flame adding some olive oil and toss the finished carbonara into the hot oil/pan with a sprinkle of seasoned breadcrumbs. The bread crumbs pork chop recipes crisp up nice and all is good… :-) Must be flexible with in-laws!
For those nights we just want to use ingredients in the house (and sadly we don’t keep bacon laying around) we use anchovies as a substitute. pork chop recipes It gives a little fat (but not quite as