I learnt the trick to making a decent carbonara sauce from watching Jamie Oliver. It is important to take the pasta off the heat before adding the eggs, this prevents them from scrambling and gives you a silky smooth sauce. The other important thing to remember is to add freshly ground black pepper, lots and lots of it, this dish needs it!
Courgette carbonara recipe
Serves 4
Serves 4
Ingredients
- 400g spaghetti or other pasta
- 250g bacon chopped
- 2 courgettes chopped
- 4 eggs lightly beaten
- Large handful of parmesan grated
- Finely chopped parsley (optional)
- Salt and pepper
- Put your pasta on to boil.
- While the pasta is cooking fry your bacon and courgettes in a large pan.
- Once your pasta is cooked remove from the heat and toss in the beaten eggs, work quickly and make sure all the pasta is coated.
- Add the remaining ingredients reserving a little parmesan and mix well.
- Serve with a sprinkling of the reserved parmesan.
8 comments:
I'm with you Sam... both on not adding cream... and in needing some sort of veg with every meal!
Mmm... I love the kind of recipe where I already have everything on hand! I even have some courgettes lurking as well (although I would call them zucchini ;-)).
But... do the eggs, er, cook? I've always gone the longer route--mixed the eggs with some cream and simmered it to a custard before adding to the pasta. And that's only to make sure the eggs aren't raw.
Hopie: I'm still getting used to crazy American words! I hadn't even heard of zucchini a year ago!
Amanda: The eggs "cook" when they hit the hot pasta although they are still essentially raw. It's never really worried me, I always used to scrape out for cake batter from the bowl!
If you are concerned about raw eggs you should probably avoid this, although your solution sounds like a good alternative.
Sam!
Let me know if you want me to make a header for you :) I'll show you how to add image in replacement of the standard (boring) header!
So happy we're "adopties!" haha
I want to mention to you I lived in London for 2 years when I was very young. I remember a TON and now have become an Architect, I'm dying to get back to England! We used to live on Primrose hill and walk through the park to the zoo every other weekend... sigh... fish-n-chips :)
Love the courgette addition! Now I want carbonara for dinner.
I have to say I maybe the only person you'll meet who so far, hates carbonara! However, the cream issue was recentley pointed out to me and I think I may prefer a cabonara without the cream, so I might try this!
hey, this look awesome... must taste great too... :)
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