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Dinner - Cooking with Trader Joe's: Spaghetti alla Carbonara
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- 1 lb (1 pkg) spaghetti
- 3-4 oz bacon or pancetta (I used TJ's fully cooked bacon)
- 3 egg yolks
- 1/3 cup Grated Parmigiano Reggiano cheese
- 1/4 cup chopped Italian (flat-leaf) parsley
- 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
1.) Add spaghetti to salted boiling water per package instructions.
2.) Meanwhile, using kitchen shears, cut bacon into 1-inch pieces. Heat and crisp bacon in pan.
3.) Stir together egg yolks and cheese in a large serving bowl. One Tbsp at a time, stir in about 4 Tbsp of boiling pasta water to the mixture to temper the eggs and prepare them for the hot pasta. You don't want to shock the eggs with the heat and end up scrambling them. (You want them cooked but creamy.)
4.) When pasta is done, drain and immediately add to the egg mixture in serving bowl and stir vigorously until pasta is coated. Do not wait and do not rinse the pasta before you do this step. Do it quickly so that the intense heat of the pasta will bring the raw eggs to a safe temperature.
5.) Stir in bacon, parsley, and black pepper. Serve immediately.
2.) Meanwhile, using kitchen shears, cut bacon into 1-inch pieces. Heat and crisp bacon in pan.
3.) Stir together egg yolks and cheese in a large serving bowl. One Tbsp at a time, stir in about 4 Tbsp of boiling pasta water to the mixture to temper the eggs and prepare them for the hot pasta. You don't want to shock the eggs with the heat and end up scrambling them. (You want them cooked but creamy.)
4.) When pasta is done, drain and immediately add to the egg mixture in serving bowl and stir vigorously until pasta is coated. Do not wait and do not rinse the pasta before you do this step. Do it quickly so that the intense heat of the pasta will bring the raw eggs to a safe temperature.
5.) Stir in bacon, parsley, and black pepper. Serve immediately.
