One of my all-time favorite pasta dishes is carbonara! Not the original recipe with the egg, I prefer mine with cream, bacon or smoked pork and a generous dose of cheese!
I first boil my pasta, when ready I strain it and in the same pot I add a little margarine or olive oil, I sauté the chopped cold cuts, add freshly grinded black pepper (I love its smell), a little garlic powder, even less curry and smoked paprika and keep stirring until it gets soft and starts getting a nice brownish color. I 'd normally add mushrooms too, but Trumpman hates them so I've stopped putting them in my carbonara. When the cold cuts are ready, I add the pasta and cream, lower the heat and keep mixing for a couple of minutes. Finally, I add the grated cheese, I love smoked regato for this one, but almost any cheese would do here. Sometimes I also grind a little pepper on top or add some dried basil, but today I was too hungry to do any of these, I just sat and enjoyed my pasta while it was still hot and the cheese gummy as you can see in the photo below (check Trumpman's plate).
This dish is so simple, so quick and yet so delicious (and fattening unfortunately), you should definitely make it at least once in your life!!
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