Pasta alla Carbonara

SUBMITTED BY: Erin Clifton

"This was always a family favorite. Easy to reheat. Great as a side dish. Timing is important for success. Toss the sauce with HOT noodles: the eggs continue to cook on the HOT noodles."

SERVINGS & SCALING

Original recipe yield: 16 servings

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INGREDIENTS

1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 pound white onions, chopped
1 1/2 pounds fresh mushrooms, sliced
1 tablespoon butter
2 pounds bacon
8 eggs
1 cup heavy whipping cream
2/3 cup grated Parmesan cheese
2 pounds uncooked pasta
2/3 cup chopped parsley
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

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DIRECTIONS

Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute onions in oil until tender. Drain on paper towels.
Using the same pan, cook mushrooms in butter over medium heat. Stir in onions and bacon; reduce heat to low, and cook until bacon browns. In a medium bowl, beat together eggs, cream, and cheese; mix into bacon mixture. Cook, stirring, until the sauce begins to thicken. Remove from heat.
Meanwhile, cook pasta in a large pot of boiling water until done. Drain. Toss hot noodles with sauce, parsley and red pepper flakes.

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Reviewed on Jan. 29, 2004 by PEGT2865

Not bad, but carbonara should have a much more intense bacon taste. Also, where is the garlic?? Here are my changes. Use 3/4 of the pasta. When cooking the onions add 2-3 cloves (or to taste) of crushed garlic and use a good olive oil, not vegetable oil. Use a good smoked bacon and you might want to increase it by 25-50%. Add salt, pepper, parsley, and crushed red pepper to egg mixture before you add to bacon, onions and mushrooms. Speaking of...I used sliced baby bella mushrooms. Okay...I think that is it. Good luck.

6 users found this review helpful

Reviewed on Oct. 13, 2004 by ALICIAGLUCKMAN

Perhaps when scaling the recipe down it altered the overall flavor of the dish, but whatever it was, it started a fight with my hubby over what real Pasta alla Carbonara is. The taste wasn't horrible it just wasn't uber yummy and not what Hubby had expected at all in the flavor department. I'm going to keep looking for a better recipe. BTW, The instructions are incomplete and ought to be review. If it weren't for other reviews by users, I wouldn't have known when to add the parsley and red pepper.

2 users found this review helpful