Spaghetti alla Carbonara

Spaghetti alla Carbonara

Course: Pasta
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Pasta, Sauce
Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup Butter
  • 1/4 pkg Bacon
  • 1 pinch Red Pepper Flakes or 1 whole Pepperoncino cut up
  • Black pepper freshly ground, be generous
  • 2 Eggs beaten
  • 1 cup Parmigiano freshly grated
  • Salt
  • 1 lb Spaghetti

Instructions

  • Fill large pot of water and set on high heat to boil for pasta.
  • Fill saucepan 2/3 full with water and bring to a boil over high heat.
  • Add bacon to saucepan. Boil for 2 minutes, drain, and cut coarsely. Set aside.
  • In large frying pan, melt butter over low heat.
  • Add palmful of salt and pasta to large pot of boiling water.
  • Add bacon to butter in saucepan before butter is completely melted. Stir to coat bacon.
  • Mix pepper flakes and pepper into saucepan and leave on low heat while pasta cooks.
  • When pasta is done, drain and return to pot immediately. Toss pasta well with beaten eggs.
  • Pour pasta into frying pan holding bacon. Add parmigiano and toss very well.
  • Serve immediately.