You know those link baiting headlines screaming “97 things you must know/cook/travel before you’re 20/30/dead”?
I hate them! They make me feel so bad about myself!!
(maybe ‘cos I’m so behind their unrealistic curve 🙁 )
But.. BUT! I can make a 4-ingredient no-cream pasta carbonara in less than 30mins! This!
And I’m telling you, SO CAN YOU! That’s how the Italians do it: eggs + cheese + bacon + black pepper. If you choose to drown in carbs, might as well go authentic!
For this recipe, I put garlic and onion for added fantasticness. I find the original 4-ingredient recipe boring (sorry, Italians); the extra bits kicked it to greater heights.
Ready? Let’s go! Full recipe at the end of the post.
First, cook the pasta. Boil some water, add some salt, then throw in enough pasta for 2. While it’s cooking, do all these:
I recently discovered the joy of chopping onions without bawling my eyes out as if my pet cat died. It took me a long time to find out that the sharper the knife, the less you cry. There must be a stream of logic that the smart people can explain to you.
Also if pork is off limits to you, substitute with fine quality beef bacon. Or Chinese ham. Or chicken ham (then add salt). The point is, something fatty and salty.
Heat up the oil in a pan. Cook bacon until slightly crispy, then add onion and garlic if you wanna.
Once the pasta is cooked, drain well then put into the pan, mix well with the bacon + onion + garlic.
Turn off the fire, carefully add the mixed egg + cheese + black pepper. Mix well, keep, turning it around, make sure the pasta is evenly coated.
Serve to self and appreciative partner/ friend. Add more black pepper if you like.
Then workout like hell ‘cos you just ate enough calories to feed [insert name of starving village here].
Enjois.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Cook pasta according to instructions on packet.
- While pasta is cooking, chop/ slice garlic, onion and bacon.
- In a bowl, add eggs, cheese and black pepper. Whisk lightly, mix well.
- Heat up oil in pan, cook bacon till nearly crispy, then add onion and garlic.
- When pasta is cooked, drain well and add to pan. Mix well with bacon etc.
- Turn off fire/ heat, remove from stove if necessary. Add egg mixture into pan. Coat pasta evenly, keep stirring and mix well.
- Serve with black pepper, cheese, pride and happiness.
NOOOOO. Must.not.succumb.to.this.recipe.
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You workout hard enough. Must enjois once in a while =D
Next time you cook pls jio me. I’ll bring a bottle of wine.
Or rum to make rawberry daiquiries fo juuuu (but won’t go well with cream)
Okies! But it will be a while, I jelak of it already =D
Shit. That looks insanely yummy…
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Make it and let me know how it goes! =D
I finally made it for lunch on Sunday. Added in some mushrooms for the kids and hey, it is really insanely yummy! Thanks for sharing!
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Wheeeeeeeee! Did you workout like hell after? 😉 😉
Nope. I didn’t. Hahaha.
Then this afternoon the lift uncle in my building told me that I should join a gym to lose weight. Sad face.
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Even if I am only half italian I think that you do not use fettuccine, but spaghetti.. Enjoy!
Si. But I only have fettuccine at that time. Though personally I would use penne if I had it 😛