How to Cook Pasta
4 Servings ~ 9 to 12 minutes. depending on pasta you are going to use
- 360g pasta
- 4 liters of water
- salt
- olive oil
1. Preapare a large pan and boil at least 4 liters of water. If you’re cooking for more than 4 people, boil an extra litre every 100 grams of pasta.
2. Add salt (2 dessert spoons) when its boiled. You might want to add a table spoon of olive oil to avoid them sticking to eachother. Then throw pasta after a minute.
3. Hold pasta in a brunch vertically to the pan, then let got. It will fan out nicely in all directions and it will sink as it soften. Please don’t break the pasta.
If you follow these steps.
Creamy Bacon Carbonara Recipe
4 Servings ~ 12 minutes
- 360g of spaghetti
- 80g grated Parmigiano / Pecorino
- 200g guanciale / pancetta or bacon
- 2 eggs and 1 egg yolk
- salt
- pepper
- olive oil
1. Boil water in a large pan. At least 4 litres. add 2 dessert spoons of salt when its boiled. Then put pasta after a minute.
2. When the pasta is almost ready, fry the diced pancetta in a non stick pan for only a couple minutes.
3. Drain pasta then throw it into the pan with the pancetta and continue frying. Add a little olive oil.
4. Prepare a large serving bowl and whisk two full eggs, one yolk with a pinch of salt and grated cheese.
5. Add the pasta on top of it and gently mix but quick.
6. Ground black pepper just before serving.
Enjoy!
Fettuccine Carbonara Recipe
4 Servings ~ 12 minutes
- 5 cups fettuccine pasta
- 4 lightly beaten eggs
- 10 oz cream
- 1 cup grated parmesan cheese
- 6 thinly sliced bacon
- a bit of chicken if you like
- 1 cup of thinly sliced button mushrooms if you like
- olive oil
- black pepper
- Cut bacon into chunks. Over medium heat, fry in frypan until crispy then remove and drain oil on a paper towel. (this process makes it low calorie fettuccine carbonara)
- Prepare a large pot, boil water add olive oil and a pinch of salt and cook fettuccine al dente or for 9 – 10 minutes. Drain water, return to pot to keep it warm.
- Beat eggs, cream and cheese in a bowl, then add fried bacon in process 1. Pour it over the fettuccine pasta in a pot and gently mix with tongs.
- Rheat with a very low heat to cook for 1 – 2 minutes to make it slightly thickened. Be careful not to overheat. Eggs will scramble.
- Season it well with black pepper and its ready to be served.
