UBC Exam Season Recipes: Carbonara

UBC Exam Season Recipes: Carbonara

By Luna Kurokawa

Ingredients for 2-3 servings

  • Spaghetti
  • Bacon (diced)
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 1 minced garlic glove or 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  • Ground black pepper

Instructions

  1. Cook pasta as per instructions on the box (save some pasta cooking water!). Dice bacon and garlic cloves, then cook on medium heat.
  2. In a bowl, whisk the eggs and mix them with the grated cheese and a pinch of ground black pepper.
  3. Add drained pasta into the pan with the bacon and garlic. Cook on low heat and mix until bacon fat is coating pasta.
  4. Remove pasta pan from heat and add in egg and cheese mixture with up to 1/2 cup pasta cooking water and mix vigorously. The eggs will cook with the heat of the pasta.
  5. Add more cheese or ground black pepper on top and serve!

Chef’s note from Luna

“It’s a quick and easy dish that can be made with a few ingredients that doesn’t use store bought pasta sauce. I love how eggs are versatile and can be used for savoury and sweet food!

Where did this recipe come from?

AMS Services held an egg recipe competition to learn about egg-based creations that are affordable, nutritional, and delicious! Acuitas Therapeutics is very generously sponsoring the purchase of all eggs for the AMS Food Bank during the academic year.

This winning recipe, titled “Carbonara” was created by UBC student, Luna Kurokawa.

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