Funky Spaghetti Carbonara

Hi everyone,

Another day, another blog! This blog is dedicated to a gentleman by the name of Barry Lewis who has a channel on You Tube called 'My Virgin Kitchen' he has worked hard on this channel for years and after much hard work he has a debut cook book which I'm proud to say that I will be reviewing and writing blogs on soon.

Here is a little recipe which I played around with on an Italian classic called Spaghetti Carbonara. I hope you enjoy it?

Here is what you will need:


150g of pasta of your choice.
3 rashers of smokey streaky bacon
1 onion (finely chopped onion)
1 clove of Garlic
1 Green Chilli
A small bunch of Parsley leaves chopped and stalks chopped
One free range large egg
25g Parmesan
Salt and Pepper


Fry the bacon till 3/4 cooked then add the onions and garlic till slightly golden.
Throw in the Chilli and Parsley stalks then leave to slowly cook on a very low heat.


Now beat the egg (make sure the egg is room temperature)


Start cooking the pasta up. Then throw all the cooked ingredients into a bowl and half the Parsley leaves. Throw in a little Parmesan and gently season as the bacon is salty as is the Parmesan. Now mix it up together...


Once the pasta is cooked drain the pasta (reserve some of the water), throw the pasta into the bowl with the mixture and toss it together.
The heat of the pasta will cook the eggs and leave you with a silky, smooth sauce. If the sauce is too claggy you can use some of the water to loosen to your desire.


So there we are. Throw over the rest of the Parsley, drizzle with Olive Oil and throw over the rest of the Parmesan if you wish?

Well I hope you try this out for yourself? It's got a nice twist I feel?

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