Carbonara?

[I have WHAT in my yard?]

I did a search and found mention, but no recipes.....

I have several recipes for carbonara, but it seems to dry somehow. And, the recipes really vary!! Does anyone have a favorite carbonara recipe???

 

[Gallusfarm]

Ah, I love carbonara! Never tired to make it at home b/c the local italian place does a splendid job. But I did have this saved in case I was ever motivated. It's gotten a lot of good reviews and seems easy. I'd probably sub buttter for the olive oil, though.

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/tyler-florence/spaghetti-alla-carbonara-recipe/index.html

good luck....

 

[manderzpants]

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Spaghetti-Carbonara-II/Detail.aspx

that site is excellent for finding recipes and they are all rated and reviewed! also, on the carbonara recipe, the first review mentions adding the eggs and cheese at the same time to make it creamier! this is my recipe for it and it is very good.

 

[2DogsFarm]

Carbonara is basically bacon & eggs pasta.
If you can't find pancetta you can use bacon.

Saute pancetta in olive oil or bacon until crisp, break into small pieces and stir into cooked pasta along with more olive oil or some of the bacon fat, eggs beaten like for scrambling and lots of grated fresh parmesan or Asiago cheese.
Boil the pasta after crisping the bacon so it will be good & hot when you mix everything in.
You can add fresh or frozen peas - not necessary to defrost, just let them come to room temp while you cook the pasta & bacon. The heat of the pasta will cook them.
Plenty of fresh cracked black pepper is great on this too : 9

For 2 servings I use 2 or 3 eggs, depending on how rich I feel like making it.

 

[I have WHAT in my yard?]

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Thanks! Oddly this IS the recipe I made last night. The kids liked it, but it was bland and dry. I blended the eggs and cheese with a touch of the pasta water to moisten it some and make the sauce creamier, but it was still pretty dry.

I also added Goya Adobo! Good stuff. Any other hints?

 

[Nicola]

I make a No egg Carbonara

Sorry this is in metric

2 tablespons of olive oil for cooking
600mls of Thickened cream...
4 rashers of bacon... diced
1/2 a teaspoon of crushed garlic
pinch of chicken stock powder
[ to bulk it out u can also ad a bit of shredded cooked chicken]
mushrooms sliced thinnly (optional)
and penne pasta


Heat up oil in a fry pan... add the diced bacon .. cook till slightly browned.. add mushrooms and garlic cook till soft... ( if u want also add shredded chicken) then add the cream, stock powder... and simmer until reduced to a thicker sauce texture and mix in or pour ontop of cooked pasta

sorry im no good at writing out recipies i usually wing it when it comes to making carbonara lol

 

[chocolate m'scovy]

The version we use:

1 pound pasta just-boiled, al dente.
Add:
1 pound bacon, fried and crumbled (Adjust to your tastes)
freshly-ground pepper to taste
parmesan cheese to taste
approximately 1/4 cup butter (half a stick)
Stir the whole concoction till the dairy products melt.

Last, but not least, stir in 1-2 beaten eggs. Serve immediately. The raw egg is what makes it so delightfully gooey. If you don't eat it immediately it will be drier, but still good.

This is a family favorite, and can be served as the entree. But it's also fabulous with chicken and peas.