Mains · Finnish
Pasta carbonara – Italian bacon pasta
A classic dish with many names - pasta carbonara, charcoal burner's pasta and bacon pasta. In any case, this tasty pasta is quick and easy to prepare. Compared to the Italian version, this recipe uses domestic Valio Mustaleima™ grated cheese.
Smarrig KitchenMachine-translated, original language: Suomi.
Method
- 1
Cook the pasta in generously salted water. Save some of the cooking water at the end.
- 2
Chop the bacon and garlic. Fry in a pan until crispy.
- 3
Drain the pasta and save about 2 dl of the cooking water. Add the drained pasta, the egg yolks mixed with some of the grated cheese, and the cooking water to the pan with the bacon. Mix and add more cooking water if necessary. The pasta should become moist but not watery.
- 4
Portion the pasta and top the servings with the rest of the grated cheese and cracked black pepper.