Bacon Carbonara on Spiral Pasta
Ingredients
Scale
- 300g spiral pasta
- 400g Bacon, chopped
- 1 tbsp cooking oil
- 3 tbsp butter
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 white onion, chopped
- 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 cup chicken stock or 1 chicken cube + 1 cup water
- 3 tbsp grated cheese
- 2 cups all-purpose cream
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1/4 tsp nutmeg
Instructions
- Cook the pasta according to package direction.
- Drain and set aside.
- Pan fry bacon in non-stick pan with 1 tbsp cooking oil until brown and lightly toasted. Remove bacon from pan. Set aside.
- Using the same pan and remaining bacon fat, add in butter, garlic, and onions. Cook until onion becomes translucent and fragrant.
- Add all-purpose flour and cook for a minute.
- Pour in stock little by little while mixing continuously to prevent lumps from forming.
- Bring to a boil then pour in all purpose cream. Mix Well.
- Add half of the cooked bacon.
- Mix well.
- Season with nutmeg, salt, and pepper.
- Toss in or pour over cooked pasta.
- Top with crumbled bacon and grated cheese before serving.