Prepare the specified ingredients. Use spaghetti made from hard wheat varieties.
Cut the bacon into small pieces of approximately the same size.
200 g bacon
Place it in a frying pan and fry until golden brown. Do not use vegetable oil, as the bacon will release fat during frying. Add whole garlic cloves to the bacon. Garlic is not included in the original recipe, so you can use it if desired.
2 cloves garlic
Put the spaghetti in boiling salted water and cook until done. Drain in a colander. Do not cook the spaghetti in advance, they should be hot.
100 g spaghetti, 1 pinch salt
Remove the garlic from the frying pan, drain excess fat if necessary. Add the pasta to the pan with the bacon. Season with pepper.
1 pinch pepper
Beat the egg in a bowl with the cream and whisk until smooth. Grate the cheese finely and add it to the egg. Leave a small portion of the cheese for sprinkling.
150 ml cream, 1 pc egg, 50 g parmesan
Pour the sauce into the frying pan and quickly stir. Leave the spaghetti on the stove for a couple of minutes, stirring. The sauce should be cooked from the heat of the pasta, but the temperature should not be too high to prevent the egg from curdling instantly.
Carbonara pasta is ready. Sprinkle with the remaining cheese on top. Enjoy your meal!