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Easy carbonara

9

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Total time: 35 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 20 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy

Easy carbonara
Easy carbonara

Ingredients

Brown onion

1 medium, finely chopped

Garlic

2 clove(s), unpeeled

Shortcut bacon

100 g, rindless, coarsley chopped

Spaghetti pasta

240 g

Egg yolk

3 small, beaten

Grated parmesan cheese

½ cup(s), (40g)

Oil spray

1 x 3 second spray(s)

Instructions

1

Lightly spray a non-stick frying pan with oil and heat over medium heat. Cook onion for 6-8 minutes or until softened, adding a splash of water if it starts to stick. Gently crush garlic cloves with back of a spoon, then add to pan along with bacon. Cook for 5 minutes or until bacon is golden. Remove and discard garlic.

2

Meanwhile, cook spaghetti in a large saucepan of boiling salted water following packet instructions or until just tender. Drain, reserving 100ml of cooking water, and return to pan.

3

Add bacon mixture, egg yolks and parmesan to pasta and stir to combine, allowing heat from pasta to cook egg and form a sauce. Add a little of the reserved pasta water to thin sauce so it coats spaghetti. Season with salt and pepper to serve.

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