Thursday 10 January 2013

Spaghetti With Bacon And Chorizo Carbonara

No fuss, but yet tasty . Quick and hardly any ingredients used. Good value for everyone. I used spaghetti but you can also use any pasta shape you desire for this dish.

Spaghetti With Bacon And Chorizo Carbonara 

Ingredients

4 cloves of garlic
Olive oil
1 chilli 
150g of chorizo sausage
Rosemary ( chopped )
Seasoning
4 rashers of streaky bacon
1 beaten egg
100ml of double cream
Juice of 1/2 a lemon
Spaghetti
20g of butter
Parmeasan to serve 

Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 8/10 minutes
Total Time: 15minutes
Serves: 3
Level : Easy

Method

Heat up some oil in a non stick pan. Add the chorizo, rosemary , garlic, chilli and bacon all to the pan.Leave to cook on a high heat , but make sure to keep an eye on them so they don't burn. In the meantime put the spaghetti in some boiling water. In a small bowl, crack and beat an egg, season , add the cream and lemon juice to it and set aside. Lower the heat on the chorizo mixture if it's nearly done. Drain the spaghetti and in the same pan , add the butter with a splash of olive oil.  Bring the spaghetti back to the pan, stir in with the butter, add the egg mixture. Turn the heat on very low. Stir for a minute and add the chorizo mixture. Serve with some parmeasan cheese and a wedge of lemon. 



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