Spaghetti carbonara

Name: Spaghetti carbonara
Total time: 20 min
Yield: Serves 2
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 250g spaghetti; butter; 1 shallot, finely chopped; 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 6 rashers smoked streaky bacon, chopped; 2 eggs; 150ml single cream; 25g parmesan, finely grated

Preparation and cooking time
- Total time20 mins
Easy
Serves 2

Ingredients

250g spaghetti
butter
1 shallot, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
6 rashers smoked streaky bacon, chopped
2 eggs
150ml single cream
25g parmesan, finely grated

Method

STEP 1
Boil a large pan of water and cook the pasta following the packet instructions.
STEP 2
Meanwhile, heat a knob of butter in a small frying pan and cook the shallot, garlic and bacon for 5–7 minutes until golden.
STEP 3
Beat together the eggs, cream, most of the parmesan and plenty of ground black pepper.
STEP 4
Drain the spaghetti and return to the pan, off the heat. Add the shallot and egg mixtures and toss together.
STEP 5
Divide between two bowls then scatter the rest of the parmesan over, with a grinding of black pepper to serve.