The Ultimate Spaghetti Carbonara

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• kosher salt
• extra-virgin olive oil
• 8 slices bacon, cut crosswise into thin strips
• 1 onion, chopped
• 4 large eggs
• 6 tablespoons heavy cream
• 1/4 cup fresh grated parmesan cheese
• 1 lb spaghetti
• cracked black pepper
• 1/4 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley, chopped

Recipe

• 1 bring a large pot of salted water to a boil for the spaghetti.
• 2 heat a 3-count of olive oil in a skillet over medium heat. add the bacon and onion and cook for 7-8 minutes, until the onion is caramelized and the bacon is crisp. while cooking the onion and bacon, crack the eggs into a big serving bowl. add the cream and cheese and whisk. scrape the bacon and onion into the bowl along with the cooking fat.
• 3 before draining pasta, scoop out 1/4 cup of the pasta cooking water and add it to the bowl with the bacon and eggs. drain the spaghetti and add it to the bowl - toss well. place a plate on top of the bowl to hold in the heat and let sit 5 minutes. remove the plate, toss in some salt and cracked black pepper and the parsley.