An economical take on a classic Italian dish
Bring a pan of salted water to the boil and add your spaghetti ,let it cook at a simmer for 10mns
Separate your eggs and add the yolks to a bowl (keep the whites for another dish)
Finely grate 3/4 of the cheese into it and mix well, add a pinch of pepper
Add the butter to a frying pan.Cut the bacon into small pieces and fry till crisp,
Peel and crush the garlic,add to the pan along with the bacon, stir to infuse the flavours. At this point you can remove the garlic if you want
Drain the spaghetti but keep a little of the water in reserve
Add the spaghetti to the frying pan, mixing well to coat the spaghetti with the flavours of the pan
Add a few splashes of the pasta water and mix again, season with pepper then take the pan off the heat.
Pour in the egg mix and let the heat from the pan cook them gently so your not getting scrambled egg. Toss well and add more water to keep the spaghetti loose, glossy and not clumping together.
Serve, grate the remaining cheese on top, A pinch of pepper and some crusty bread to finish off
If you want it traditional use Parmesan / Pecerino instead of Cheddar and Pancetta instead of bacon but this obviously increases the cost.
Ingredients
Directions
Bring a pan of salted water to the boil and add your spaghetti ,let it cook at a simmer for 10mns
Separate your eggs and add the yolks to a bowl (keep the whites for another dish)
Finely grate 3/4 of the cheese into it and mix well, add a pinch of pepper
Add the butter to a frying pan.Cut the bacon into small pieces and fry till crisp,
Peel and crush the garlic,add to the pan along with the bacon, stir to infuse the flavours. At this point you can remove the garlic if you want
Drain the spaghetti but keep a little of the water in reserve
Add the spaghetti to the frying pan, mixing well to coat the spaghetti with the flavours of the pan
Add a few splashes of the pasta water and mix again, season with pepper then take the pan off the heat.
Pour in the egg mix and let the heat from the pan cook them gently so your not getting scrambled egg. Toss well and add more water to keep the spaghetti loose, glossy and not clumping together.
Serve, grate the remaining cheese on top, A pinch of pepper and some crusty bread to finish off
If you want it traditional use Parmesan / Pecerino instead of Cheddar and Pancetta instead of bacon but this obviously increases the cost.