Pantry Pasta Carbonara | The Quarantine Cook
I didn't have all the ingredients for a traditional carbonara so I went with what I had in my pantry.
INGREDIENTS
-Pasta (Spaghetti or Linguine)
-Egg
-Parmesan Cheese
-Bacon
METHOD
-Dice up bacon
-Bring water to a boil & put in pasta (Spaghetti will take around 8 mins)
-Place a pan on medium-high heat then add bacon to pan while still cold (the gradual heating of the pan will begin to slowly render out the fat of the bacon)
-While bacon is rendering grate 1/3 cup of parmesan cheese into a bowl with egg
-Beat until combined
- Once pasta is done cooking & bacon is crispy use tongs to transfer pasta to pan
-Ladle in around 1/2 cup of pasta water
-Take the pan off the heat and pour in egg mixture
-Stir with fervor to emulsify sauce
