Peppery Pasta Carbonara With Poached Egg Recipes

PEPPERY PASTA CARBONARA WITH POACHED EGG

Steps:

• Cook bacon in a 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium heat until crisp. Transfer bacon with a slotted spoon to paper towels to drain.
• Meanwhile, cook spaghetti in a 4-quart saucepan of salted boiling water until al dente. Reserve 1/3 cup cooking water, then transfer spaghetti with tongs to a small bowl, shaking off excess water, and keep pan of water simmering.
• Pour off all but 2 teaspoons bacon fat from skillet, then whisk butter into fat in skillet over medium heat. Add spaghetti, reserved cooking water, cheese, and a rounded 1/4 teaspoon pepper and cook, stirring, until sauce is thickened and almost completely absorbed, 2 to 3 minutes. Add bacon and 1 tablespoon tarragon and toss. Season with salt and pepper.
• Break egg into a cup and gently slide into water. Poach at a bare simmer to desired doneness (we prefer a firm white with a runny yolk, 2 to 3 minutes).
• Serve pasta topped with egg (transfer using a slotted spoon). Sprinkle with remaining tarragon if desired.

PASTA CARBONARA I

Steps:

• Cook bacon until crisp. Drain on paper towels.
• In medium bowl beat together eggs and cream just until blended. Stir in cheese and set aside.
• Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain and return to pan. Toss with butter until it is melted. Add bacon and cheese mixture and toss gently until mixed.

CARBONARA HEALTHIER WITH GREENS

Steps:

• Place olive oil and or bacon fat or butter in a large pan over medium high heat, add onions and saute for 3 minutes. Add the sliced swiss chard stem and saute for 2 more minutes, add garlic and pepper flakes saute for 3 minutes. Add swiss chard greens or baby spinach and basil and 1/2 cup pasta water to wilt.
• Fill a small pot with boiling pasta water with at least 4 inches and a 1/2 teaspoon white vinegar. Break each egg one at a time in to a small bowl then into the simmering water cover and poach for 3-4 minutes.
• Meanwhile toss cheese, black pepper and pasta in the vegetable mixture. Add additional pasta water and or olive oil to your liking.
• Plate the pasta mixture on to 4 plates.
• Remove eggs from water with slotted spoon place one on each plate of pasta.
• Garnish with bacon bits, additional pepper, cheese and basil if desired.
• Before digging in break the poached egg and stir in to the pasta.
• This`ll make it a creamy, yummy, comforting dish. Enjoy!

SPAGHETTI CARBONARA

Steps:

• Add pasta to large pot of boiling water and cook until tender.
• In a medium skillet heat oil. Add the Canadian bacon, pine nuts, tomatoes and mix until well combined. Cook approximately 4 minutes or until the pine nuts and bacon are a light golden brown. Stir occasionally and remove from heat. Set aside.
• Using a medium bowl, stir together egg beaters, parsley, chives, pepper, and cheese. Set aside.
• Over a large heatproof bowl set your colander. Pour pasta and hot water into colander, this will heat the bowl. Lift colander to drain water from the pasta and pour the hot water out of the now heated bowl.
• IMMEDIATELY put paste in hot bowl and add the egg beater mixture. Toss pasta evenly to coat with egg mixture and set it. Add bacon mixture and toss again.

QUICK PASTA CARBONARA

Steps:

• Cook pasta as directed on package. Meanwhile, cook bacon in large skillet until crisp. Remove bacon from skillet with slotted spoon, reserving 2 Tbsp. drippings in skillet. Drain bacon on paper towels.
• Add remaining ingredients to reserved drippings; cook on low heat until cream cheese is melted and mixture is well blended and heated through.
• Drain pasta; place in large bowl. Add cream cheese sauce and bacon; mix lightly.

FETTUCINE CARBONARA WITH FRIED EGGS

Steps:

• Whisk 4 eggs, both cheeses, garlic, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper in medium bowl; set aside. Cook pancetta in large nonstick skillet over medium heat until crisp, about 7 minutes. Using slotted spoon, transfer to small bowl. Reserve skillet with drippings.
• Cook pasta in large pot of boiling salted water until almost tender (about 3 minutes less than package directions); add broccoli rabe. Cook just until broccoli rabe is crisptender and pasta is tender, about 3 minutes longer. Drain pasta-broccoli rabe mixture, reserving 1/2 cup cooking liquid. Return hot pasta-broccoli rabe mixture to pot (off heat). Immediately add egg-cheese mixture, pancetta, and 1/4 cup hot cooking liquid; toss to combine, adding more cooking liquid by tablespoonfuls to moisten as needed. Season to taste with salt and more pepper, if desired. Cover to keep warm.
• Heat skillet with drippings over medium heat. Crack remaining 4 eggs into skillet; sprinkle with salt and pepper and cook until whites are opaque, about 2 minutes. Carefully turn eggs over; cook just until whites are set but yolks are still soft, about 1 minute longer. Remove from heat. Top pasta with eggs and serve.
• A vegetable with clusters of tiny broccoli-like florets; available at some supermarkets and at specialty foods stores.