Bacon and Egg Carbonara
Italy
Known as an Italian recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.
Ingredients 8 ingredients
- 8 ounces Sliced bacon (about 10 slices) cut into 1" squares
- 2 cups Sour cream
- 4 Egg yolks
- Water
- 8 ounces Dry thin pasta, such as capellini or vermicelli; or 1 pkg (9 oz)
- Angel hair pasta
- 1 cup Grated parmesan cheese
- 1/4 cups Chopped chives or thinly sliced green onions, including tops
Possible health benefits
General information, not medical advice.
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Sour cream
Source of vitamin B12 · 0.4 µg per 100 g, 17% of the reference intake per 100 g
- Vitamin B12 contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
- Vitamin B12 contributes to normal functioning of the nervous system.
- Vitamin B12 contributes to normal homocysteine metabolism.
5 more authorised claims
- Vitamin B12 contributes to normal psychological function.
- Vitamin B12 contributes to normal red blood cell formation.
- Vitamin B12 contributes to the normal function of the immune system.
- Vitamin B12 contributes to the reduction of tiredness and fatigue.
- Vitamin B12 has a role in the process of cell division.
Vitamin B12 is a nutrient that helps keep your body’s blood and nerve cells healthy and helps make DNA, the genetic material in all of your cells. NIH fact sheet
Source of calcium · 141 mg per 100 g, 18% of the reference intake per 100 g
- Calcium contributes to normal blood clotting.
- Calcium contributes to normal energy-yielding metabolism.
- Calcium contributes to normal muscle function.
5 more authorised claims
- Calcium contributes to normal neurotransmission.
- Calcium contributes to the normal function of digestive enzymes.
- Calcium has a role in the process of cell division and specialisation.
- Calcium is needed for the maintenance of normal bones.
- Calcium is needed for the maintenance of normal teeth.
Calcium is a mineral your body needs to build and maintain strong bones and to carry out many important functions. Calcium is the most abundant mineral in the body. NIH fact sheet
Nutrients per 100 g of “Sour cream, light”, USDA FoodData Central.
Claims: EU Register of health claims (Regulation (EU) No 432/2012, © European Union, CC BY 4.0), shown only where the ingredient meets the claim's conditions (Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006). Nutrients: USDA FoodData Central (CC0). Facts: NIH Office of Dietary Supplements (public domain).
Cook safely
Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.
- Hot oil. Never put water on an oil fire: turn off the heat and cover the pan with a lid or a damp tea towel. Pat food dry before it goes into hot oil, and lower it in gently, away from you.
- Oven and hot trays. Use dry oven gloves for trays and dishes: a hot tray looks just like a cold one. Open the oven door away from your face and let the first rush of heat out.
- Boiling water and steam. Turn pan handles inward, away from the edge of the hob. Lift lids away from you, and pour hot water away from your body: steam burns too.
- Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.
Method
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- In a wide fry pan; cook bacon over medium heat until crisp. Spoon off and discard all but 3 TBSP of the drippings; keep pan with bacon warm over lowest heat. In a 5 - 6 quart pan; cook pasta in three quarts boiling water just until tender to bite (@3 minutes for dry capellini. 8-10 minutes for dry vermicelli, and 1 to 2 minutes for fresh angel hair pasta); or cook according to package directions. After adding the pasta to the boiling water, spoon 1/2 c of the sour cream into each of 4 wide, shallow bowls; place bowls in a 200 degree oven while completing cooking. Drain pasta well; add pasta and chives to bacon in the pan. Mix lightly, using two forks. Spoon an equal portion of pasta mixture into each warm bowl. Make a nest in the center of each; slip in an egg yolk. Mix each portion individually and sprinkle with cheese.
Plating
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