Ingredients
Cooking for
Recipe serves 2
- Spaghetti200 g
- Bacon (diced; guanciale or pancetta if you have it)120 g
- Eggs2
- Parmesan (finely grated)50 g
- Black pepper1 tsp
- Saltto taste
Method
- 1
Cook the spaghetti in well-salted water as the pack says. Meanwhile, whisk the eggs with the Parmesan and plenty of black pepper.
- 2
Fry the bacon in a large pan over medium heat for 5 to 6 minutes until crisp and cooked through. Take the pan off the heat.
- 5 min
- 3
Keep a cup of the pasta water, drain the pasta and toss it with the bacon. Pour in the egg mixture and stir quickly, adding pasta water little by little until the sauce is creamy. The heat of the pasta cooks the egg; don't put it back on the stove or it scrambles.