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Servings: 2 Portions

Penne carbonara

Author: Thomas Tranegaard Nielsen
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: bacon, Dinner, Egg, Everyday Food, Italy, Pasta
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

  • 250 gram Pasta I used Penne Pasta for this dish
  • 1 pcs. Onion
  • 4 pcs. Egg
  • 200 gram Bacon
  • 100 gram Parmesan or Pecorino (can also be both)
  • 30 gram White Wine
  • Spices Salt and pepper

Instructions

  • Put your pasta in plenty of salted water and cook according to the package instructions – maybe just 1 minute short of what it says.
  • Cut your bacon into smaller pieces and fry them in a dry sauté pan.
  • When they are almost done, take them up and sauté a finely chopped onion in the bacon fat in the pan.
  • When the onion has gotten some color, add the bacon and white wine. Let it reduce for a couple of minutes.
  • Put your egg, parmesan, salt, and pepper in a bowl and whisk it well together.
  • Drain the cooked pasta but keep 1/2-1 dl of the cooking water in the pot. The starch in the water helps to thicken and bind the sauce together.
  • Pour the pasta, pasta water, and "egg sauce" into the pan and gently turn it around.
  • Turn off the heat and let it thicken a bit.
  • Serve with a good piece of bread.