A close friend across seas (I miss you!) recently contacted me to ask for an easy, quick recipe which she can create in her kitchen, in minimal time and with minimal ingredients.
This got me thinking, and thinking and thinking.
You know, not always the best dinners take 5-6 hours. Some can literally be whipped up in minutes and taste just as good as they would if you had been slaving over an hot stove for hours.
So I have selected something which I know will go down well amongst all students reading this - or anybody in a bit of a rush.
Pasta is a definite hit amongst most people I know, it's easy (yes, it really is!) and tastes so good.
The Perfect Spaghetti Carbonara:
Ingredients:
1. Spaghetti.
2. Bacon bits (or smoked pancetta) and 2 rations of bacon.
3. Pinenuts.
4. 1 garlic clove.
5. 1 large egg.
6. 40 ml of double cream.
7. Parmesan to finish.
Recipe:
1. Place spaghetti in boiling water for around 12 minutes.
2. In the meantine, heat the oil in a pan and fry the bacon/pancetta. Remove from the heat and set aside.
3. Beat the egg together with the cream, cheese and season - leave aside.
4. Add garlic to the set-aside pancetta and return it to the hob for 2 minutes.
5. Fry your 2 rations of bacon.
6. Drain the spaghetti and keep it in the hot pan to keep the heat.
7. Pour the egg mixture over the hot pasta, followed by the bacon/pancetta mix, with all the oils and fat.
8. Toss together with the pine nuts and serve with rations on the top and parmesan shavings.
Now that was easy, right? Let me know how you get on! x
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