Spaghetti Alla Carbonara (charcoal-maker's Spaghetti)

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb spaghetti
• 5 eggs
• 4 fluid ounces heavy cream
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 1/2 lb streaky bacon, diced
• 2 ounces parmesan cheese, grated
• 2 ounces pecorino romano cheese, grated
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste

Recipe

• 1 in a medium bowl beat the eggs and cream together with a pinch of salt.
• 2 heat the oil and butter in a large skillet.
• 3 add the bacon and cook gently until the fat becomes transparent.
• 4 in a large pan of boiling water, cook the spaghetti according to package directions, just to "al dente" (do not overcook).
• 5 drain pasta and add it to the bacon pan; stir well.
• 6 remove the pan from heat and stir in the egg mixture with 1 tablespoon of each of the grated cheeses.
• 7 the eggs will coagulate as they blend with the hot pasta so work quickly.
• 8 stir until all pasta is coated with the thick yellow cream.
• 9 stir in the remainder of the cheese and freshly ground pepper to taste.
• 10 serve at once.