Pasta Carbonara

So, yesterday I made Pasta Carbonara with a friend. It was absolutely delicious! Pancetta, homemade pasta from Deluca's, all fresh ingredients. delicious!

Sadly today's version was not as delicious. It tasted great but I wish I had taken pictures yesterday. it was lovely and vibrant and so flavourful.

2 Eggs
3 ounces Parmesan Cheese
½ cup Loosely Packed Flat-Leaf Parsley Leaves
¼ tsp Freshly Ground Black Pepper, plus more for garnish
¼ pound Pancetta Or Thin-Cut Bacon
2 Cloves Garlic
3 Tbsp Olive Oil
½ cup Dry White Wine
1 Tbsp Salt
1 pound Spaghetti Or Spaghettini

1. Put a large pot of water on to boil. Meanwhile, crack eggs into a large bowl and beat lightly. Finely shred or grate cheese, add ½ cup to eggs, and set the rest aside. Finely chop parsley and add to eggs. Add pepper and whisk to combine well. Set aside.

2. Cut pancetta or bacon into ¼-in.-thick slices, peel and chop garlic, and set both aside. Heat olive oil in a small frying pan over medium-high heat. Add pancetta and cook, stirring occasionally, until it starts to brown. Add garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add wine and cook until liquid is reduced by about half. Remove from heat and set aside.

3. When water boils, add salt and spaghetti. Boil pasta until it is tender to the bite. Drain well and immediately pour pasta into bowl with egg mixture. Toss to thoroughly coat pasta with egg mixture (the heat from the pasta will partly cook the egg and melt the cheese). Pour pancetta mixture on top of pasta and toss to combine thoroughly. Sprinkle with remaining cheese and pepper to taste. Serve immediately.

lovely ingredients

again... the fresher the better!

Also i used bacon this evening... trust me, stop by the store and get pancetta and fresh parmesan, it makes a HUGE difference!

Sautee'd onions, garlic and bacon. 

What i probably should have done was fried the bacon partially beforehand, drained some the grease and then aded the onions and garlic. I actually ended up having to strain the oil from the bacon afterwards.

see... too much oil... ick

the eggs and parmesan getting ready to be whisked up.

quickly mixing up the pasta with the bacon, onions, garlic and sauce.

finished product with fresh ground pepper and a little more parmesan

Overall still tasty. But i do prefer fresh ingredients!