Carbonara a la Rithuu 1

Today, I would like to post about how I make Carbonara. I have different ways of making it and this is the first one which would be the closest to the traditional one. Some people might accuse me of misusing the term Carbonara but this is why this post is called 'Carbonara A LA RITHUU' :P And its number 1 because there will be another post about my Japanized Carbonara in the very near future. Very exciting, I know.

I actually think Carbonara is quite difficult to master (I think it took me 3-4 years to become confident about how I make it) but do not be put off! Maybe I was just an extreme noob :P (high possibility hihi)

This recipe is very easy and fast to make! It's extra creamy and garlic-y and I think Carbonara is one of the best comfort food evaaaa! 

Despite not being the traditional recipe, I hope you still enjoy this post and try making it at home! :)

Ingredients (for 2 nomsters):

• Spaghetti (approximately100-120g per person) AL DENTE
• 4 egg yolks
• 2 tablespoons of milk + half a cup of milk
• One pack of bacon (some people like to put a lot others not so much so quantity is up to you :))
• 1 Onion
• LOTS of garlic = 1 tablespoon of mashed garlic
• 1 tablespoon of white wine
• 3-4 table spoons of Parmesan cheese (or any other type of hard cheese)
• Grated Emmental cheese or any other kind of grated cheese (optional)
• 2 teaspoons of flour
• Salt and pepper
• Parsley (optional)

Preparation: 

1. Boil the water for the pasta
2. In a bowl, add the egg yolks, mashed garlic and 2 tablespoons of milk. Mix well. Then add the parmesan cheese and a little bit of salt and pepper. 
3. Cut the bacon into bite size pieces. Cut onion into stripes. In a large pan, (large enough to contain your cooked spaghetti afterwards) add the bacon. I don't use any oil or butter as the bacon already has plenty of those! When the bacon starts to get cooked, add the onion. 
4. When the onion starts to become transparent, add some white wine. At this point you can also add extra garlic ;)
5. When the alcohol completely evaporated, add the flour. This will help the sauce become creamier by just adding milk. Let's be honest, cream is delicious but also really fatty... This will help making this recipe a little healthier! :D Mix the flour evenly on the bacon and onion and add the milk.
6. Let it simmer and you will see that the sauce will start to thicken! At this point you can add emmental cheese (around 2 tablespoons) and mix well. At this point everything will look like this: 

Hi, I'm creamy. 

7. When your spaghetti are cooked, drain them well and add them to the bacon and onion pan. Lightly mix and add the egg yolk mixture and mix well again! You should still have the stove on at this point so the egg yolks are lightly cooked, making the sauce thicker. But make sure it doesn't over cook and become clumpy >< (it also shouldn't be too liquid)
Aaaand it's done, YEY! You can add some parsley as decoration. Now, just enjoy this delicious comfort food.

Oh and little warning, since it uses A LOT of garlic, best not to make this when you have date? ;) Or reduce the quantity of garlic hihi

Quite a lot of bacon

Add some pepper! :D