Some nights I just don't have time, or I simply don't feel like cooking. Tonight I was tired and didn't feel like spending 1h+ in the kitchen. I'm sure some of you probably feel the same sometimes - so maybe we can share our quick-but-delicious recipes?
So tonight, as is often the case when I don't feel like cooking anything fancy, I made spaghetti carbonara:
• Place a big pasta pot full of water on high, and when boiling, add coarse salt and spaghetti.
• Meanwhile, beat a couple of eggs (I use 2 eggs for 2 people) with a good amount of grated 1/2 parmeggiano reggiano and 1/2 pecorino romano, lots of black pepper.
• Place a medium skillet on low with minced bacon or pancetta (I know the authentic recipe uses guanciale, but I've never seen any around here). Lots of black pepper. Cook very slowly.
• When pasta is ready, take a bit of the rendered bacon fat out of the bacon skillet so you have 1 or 2 Tbspn left. Add one laddle of pasta water. Deglaze and take the skillet off the heat and add the drained pasta.
• Add the egg/cheese/pepper mixture and mix.
Serve. Add more cheese if necessary.
It's a fast recipe, and yet it's delicious if you get the sauce right (it should be smooth like melted butter, with none of the egg coagulated).
So tonight, as is often the case when I don't feel like cooking anything fancy, I made spaghetti carbonara:
• Place a big pasta pot full of water on high, and when boiling, add coarse salt and spaghetti.
• Meanwhile, beat a couple of eggs (I use 2 eggs for 2 people) with a good amount of grated 1/2 parmeggiano reggiano and 1/2 pecorino romano, lots of black pepper.
• Place a medium skillet on low with minced bacon or pancetta (I know the authentic recipe uses guanciale, but I've never seen any around here). Lots of black pepper. Cook very slowly.
• When pasta is ready, take a bit of the rendered bacon fat out of the bacon skillet so you have 1 or 2 Tbspn left. Add one laddle of pasta water. Deglaze and take the skillet off the heat and add the drained pasta.
• Add the egg/cheese/pepper mixture and mix.
Serve. Add more cheese if necessary.
It's a fast recipe, and yet it's delicious if you get the sauce right (it should be smooth like melted butter, with none of the egg coagulated).