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Carbonara

Ingredients (Serves 2)

Method

  1. Start by putting a big pot of water on the hob and bring to boil. Season water with salt.
  2. While the water is coming to boil. Grate the parmasan if not already grated.
  3. Add a frying pan to hob on heat 6 and fry the bacon until cwispy.
  4. Add your spagetti to the water.
  5. While cooking, add 2 egg yolks and 1 whole egg into a large mixing bowl.
  6. If using garlic, add to the frying pan just before your bacon is ready.
  7. To the same bowl as the eggs, add most of your parmasan and crack a load of blepper.
  8. Mix the ingredients until it becomes a bit pasty. Add more cheese if still loose.
  9. When the bacon is done. Add it to the large mixing bowl
  10. Hopefully by now your pasta is ready. Save some of the pasta water before draining.
  11. Add your pasta to the mixing bowl and stir well. Keep stiring until it becomes glossy. Gradually adding pasta water to help it if needed.
  12. Before serving, taste and see if it needs more blepper or salt. Equally you can add some spronions or other green stuff here.
  13. Enjoy.