From: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!CAD:tektronix!zehntel!zinfandel!michael
Newsgroups: net.cooks
Title: Re: Orphaned Response - (nf)
Article-I.D.: zehntel.770
Posted: Tue Feb 22 13:18:28 1983
Received: Wed Feb 23 06:00:57 1983

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zinfandel!michael    Feb 19 23:24:00 1983

I have recently returned from a year of working in Italy and while I was there
I learned of a different way of preparing spaghetti which I really like.  Its
called "carbonara" or something quite close.  I can't remember the exact
steps and truly interested people should hunt for a real recipe but when
I make it I do roughly the following things ...
	put enough spaghetti in boiling water to cook
	cut enough bacn into small pieces and fry til tender
	seperate enough eggs and give the whites to a worthy cause
	mix cream in with the yolks, about 3 to 1 youlk to cream ratio is good
	add the right amount of parmesaen cheese to cream/egg mixture
	drain spaghetti and put in pan with bacon
	stir in egg stuff and serve immediately
The italian lady who taught the recipe was quite insistent on two points:
	1) It must be eaten immediately while it is hot
	2) Don't let it sit all together in the pan too long, serve as
	   son as the stuff is all mixed up.  Because there is hot grease
	   from cooking the bacon the yolks should be cooked almost
	   as soon as everything is stirred.

	   As they say in Italy .. Bon Apetito
		Michael Toy