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Bacon & pea carbonara

Calories
1108
Protein
78g
Carbs
91g
Fat
45g

Dinner · about 16 minutes · one serving

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Method

  1. 1Pasta on. Save a mugful of the water before you drain it — this does not work without it.
  2. 2Bacon and garlic crisping in the oil while the pasta cooks. Peas into the pasta water for the last 2 minutes.
  3. 3Eggs and grated cheddar beaten together in a bowl with a lot of black pepper.
  4. 4Pasta drained and tipped into the bacon pan OFF THE HEAT. Count to twenty.
  5. 5Egg mixture in, tossing hard and adding pasta water a splash at a time until it goes glossy. If the pan is too hot you get scrambled egg, and there is no way back.

Off the heat, and wait. Every failed carbonara is a pan that was still hot — the residual warmth is enough to cook the eggs into a sauce.

Worth knowing: Off the heat, and wait. Every failed carbonara is a pan that was still hot — the residual warmth is enough to cook the eggs into a sauce.

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