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Betty · 02-12-2009, 08:20 AM

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I'm making Fettucini Carbonara for dinner tonight.

How'd it turn out? Mine tends to end up a bit clumpy... I need a better recipe or technique.

Snowflake · 02-12-2009, 09:18 AM

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Originally Posted by Betty

How'd it turn out? Mine tends to end up a bit clumpy... I need a better recipe or technique.

And I have a problem with tossing the pasta with a raw egg. Is that totally necessary?

Oh and do you use smoked bacon or pancetta?

alphabassettgrrl · 02-12-2009, 10:41 AM

Sounds yummy! I've never tried making carbonara at home.

Morrigoon · 02-12-2009, 11:16 AM

The carbonara recipe in the Better Homes & Gardens cookbook is pretty decent. They have you add the egg up front, which isn't technically proper, but works well enough. The trick is to keep the heat down so you don't "break" the egg.

lashbear · 02-12-2009, 12:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Morrigoon

The carbonara recipe in the Better Homes & Gardens cookbook is pretty decent. They have you add the egg up front, which isn't technically proper, but works well enough. The trick is to keep the heat down so you don't "break" the egg.

Iffen you don't break the egg, how do you get it out of the shell?

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Originally Posted by Snowflake

And I have a problem with tossing the pasta with a raw egg. Is that totally necessary?

The idea is you need the pasta hot enough to cook the egg when tossing. If you prefer, blend the egg with the cream, add it to the pasta and toss over a low heat for a minute or two until cooked. Not quite the same, but yummy nevertheless.

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Originally Posted by Snowflake

Oh and do you use smoked bacon or pancetta?

Just regular ~~Canadian~~ Aussie Bacon.

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Originally Posted by Betty

How'd it turn out? Mine tends to end up a bit clumpy... I need a better recipe or technique.

A little sticky, but that's from extra parmigiano reggiano.

blueerica · 02-12-2009, 08:41 PM

So, we stopped by Wendy's for dinner and witnessed a concoction of bizarre-ness. The capper was this: some guy ordered the Baconator... but he requested that there be no burger and no bacon.

W
T
F
?

lashbear · 02-12-2009, 09:04 PM

That'd be just an Ator.

blueerica · 02-12-2009, 10:40 PM

I know!

lashbear · 02-12-2009, 10:50 PM

BTW: We had Pancakes with Whipped Butter and Maple syrup, Eggs & Bacon for lunch at the team farewell today.

Morrigoon · 02-12-2009, 10:53 PM

Oh dear, was it your last day today?

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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	The carbonara recipe in the Better Homes & Gardens cookbook is pretty decent. They have you add the egg up front, which isn't technically proper, but works well enough. The trick is to keep the heat down so you don't "break" the egg. __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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blueerica Nueve Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 6,497	So, we stopped by Wendy's for dinner and witnessed a concoction of bizarre-ness. The capper was this: some guy ordered the Baconator... but he requested that there be no burger and no bacon. W T F ? __________________ Tomorrow is the day for you and me
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lashbear SwishBuckling Bear Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In Isolation :) Posts: 6,597	BTW: We had Pancakes with Whipped Butter and Maple syrup, Eggs & Bacon for lunch at the team farewell today. __________________ *I Heart* my Husband - I can't think of anyone I'd rather be in isolation with.**
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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	Oh dear, was it your last day today? __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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