After the US liberation of Rome in 1944 towards the end of WWII, Spaghetti Carbonara was the American Officers most requested dish. According to La Stampa, the Italian newspaper, the name carbonara is loosely derived from a hearty dish that was fed to Italian charcoal workers or the “coal miners spaghetti”. This is without a doubt my favorite pasta dish. I first had it at home in Germany when I was in high school. My mother made it after ordering the carbonara in a local Italian restaurant. This basically is a breakfast pasta you can have any time of the day and it’s easy to make. I love it with a light salad. And the leftovers (if there are any) keep in the fridge well for several days. Just reheat in the microwave. Serves 4.
Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees F. Place bacon on a cookie sheet with a rack. Bake for 20 minutes and remove from oven. When cool, crumble bacon.
Wisk together eggs and add 1 cup of the cheese, salt and pepper and parsley. Stir and set aside. Boil pasta in salted water for the time indicated on the pasta package. Reserve ½ cup of the pasta water. Drain pasta. In the same pot, sauté garlic with olive oil until soft. Add the wine and turn off the heat. Return pasta to the pot. Add ¼ cup of pasta water to temper the egg mixture and stir until incorporated. Add egg mixture and crumbled bacon to pasta. Toss with tongs for several minutes until all ingredients are incorporated. Serve and garnish with remaining cheese. Buon Appetito!
Ingredients
Directions
Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees F. Place bacon on a cookie sheet with a rack. Bake for 20 minutes and remove from oven. When cool, crumble bacon.
Wisk together eggs and add 1 cup of the cheese, salt and pepper and parsley. Stir and set aside. Boil pasta in salted water for the time indicated on the pasta package. Reserve ½ cup of the pasta water. Drain pasta. In the same pot, sauté garlic with olive oil until soft. Add the wine and turn off the heat. Return pasta to the pot. Add ¼ cup of pasta water to temper the egg mixture and stir until incorporated. Add egg mixture and crumbled bacon to pasta. Toss with tongs for several minutes until all ingredients are incorporated. Serve and garnish with remaining cheese. Buon Appetito!