Spaghetti Carbonara Attempt #1
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1 serving of spaghetti, boiled for 5 minutes
3 slices of bacon, sliced into 1/2" strips
1 egg (room temp)
3 tbsp grated parmesan cheese (room temp)
2 tbsp heavy cream (room temp)
1 glove garlic, grated
3~4 tbsp olive oil
Parsley flakes
1. Bring salted water to boil. Cook spagetti for 5~7 minutes. Pasta should be al dente. Drain water, set aside.
2. While pasta is cooking, beat the egg in a bowl. Add cheese and cream and mix well. Set aside.
3. Heat oil over medium heat in a frying pan. Fry garlic until brown. Add bacon and fry until crisp.
4. Add pasta to frying pan, coating well with oil mixture. Cook for a few minutes until heated through.
5. Turn pasta into a bowl and pour egg mixture over the hot pasta. Toss well. The heat of the oil and pasta will cook the egg through just enough. Arrange on a plate, garnish with parsley. Serves 1.
It looks pretty damn good in the picture, doesn't it? It was surprisingly easy! I finally found a recipe that didn't require a pre-heated dish (because I don't even have a toaster oven) but it might have been better because in the 5 minutes it took to take the picture, it was already getting cold. It was really cheesey and heavy. I would eat twice that much if it was meat sauce or tomato sauce. Next time I will only use 2 tbsp of cheese and 1 tbsp of cream and see how it goes. I could have laid off the oil a little bit and cooked the bacon longer and used the bacon fat instead; it would have given it a nice flavour. But for a first attempt, I'm rather impressed. And so far, I'm not feeling ill so that's a plus. I was so full after that I didn't even eat the salad I bought.
It's only 7 so I'm going to settle in for a Heroes marathon. Mohinder, my foxy love! I'm coming! I'm feeling sleepy already, damn that heavy pasta, but I'm going to soldier on and maybe even write a bit later. I got back into my groove. Maybe I'll write another minor pairing (though the lack of comments makes me cry), like Aiba/Ohno or Aiba/Nino. I guess Aiba is a monogomist of sorts: he's usually paired with Sho or Jun. I haven't seen many other variations.
3 slices of bacon, sliced into 1/2" strips
1 egg (room temp)
3 tbsp grated parmesan cheese (room temp)
2 tbsp heavy cream (room temp)
1 glove garlic, grated
3~4 tbsp olive oil
Parsley flakes
1. Bring salted water to boil. Cook spagetti for 5~7 minutes. Pasta should be al dente. Drain water, set aside.
2. While pasta is cooking, beat the egg in a bowl. Add cheese and cream and mix well. Set aside.
3. Heat oil over medium heat in a frying pan. Fry garlic until brown. Add bacon and fry until crisp.
4. Add pasta to frying pan, coating well with oil mixture. Cook for a few minutes until heated through.
5. Turn pasta into a bowl and pour egg mixture over the hot pasta. Toss well. The heat of the oil and pasta will cook the egg through just enough. Arrange on a plate, garnish with parsley. Serves 1.
It looks pretty damn good in the picture, doesn't it? It was surprisingly easy! I finally found a recipe that didn't require a pre-heated dish (because I don't even have a toaster oven) but it might have been better because in the 5 minutes it took to take the picture, it was already getting cold. It was really cheesey and heavy. I would eat twice that much if it was meat sauce or tomato sauce. Next time I will only use 2 tbsp of cheese and 1 tbsp of cream and see how it goes. I could have laid off the oil a little bit and cooked the bacon longer and used the bacon fat instead; it would have given it a nice flavour. But for a first attempt, I'm rather impressed. And so far, I'm not feeling ill so that's a plus. I was so full after that I didn't even eat the salad I bought.
It's only 7 so I'm going to settle in for a Heroes marathon. Mohinder, my foxy love! I'm coming! I'm feeling sleepy already, damn that heavy pasta, but I'm going to soldier on and maybe even write a bit later. I got back into my groove. Maybe I'll write another minor pairing (though the lack of comments makes me cry), like Aiba/Ohno or Aiba/Nino. I guess Aiba is a monogomist of sorts: he's usually paired with Sho or Jun. I haven't seen many other variations.
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Date: 2008-05-07 03:57 am (UTC)