There are traditional recipes that have spread all over the world thanks to its delicious qualities. And who has not heard about the Pasta Carbonara? Many of us will have already tasted this wonderful dish, whose recipe comes from our Italian friends.
Today we want to make one of these preparations, only this time, our recipe will be the macaroni, to give it a slight difference in the presentation! So let's get down to work and start making the macaroni carbonara!
Macaroni carbonara recipe
Ingredients
- 400 grams of macaroni
- 150 grams of bacon or smoked bacon
- 400 grams of milk cream
- 250 grams of Parmesan cheese
- Yolks 3
- 2 onions
- 2 cloves of garlic
- 2 large tablespoons of butter
- Sal Island
- Pepper
Preparation of the carbonara macaroni
- We will start by getting all our ingredients ready. We will chop the bacon into julienne strips, the onion and the garlic will be finely chopped.
- We will take a pan where we will apply the two tablespoons of butter to melt it, and we will add the chopped onion along with the garlic so that they are blanched.
- Then we can add the bacon and let it brown for a few minutes. After they have browned a little and the fat has been extracted from the bacon, we can add the milk cream, where we will cover the pan and leave it on low heat.
- In a container we will boil the macaroni with water and salt.
- Besides, we will take the yolks and the grated cheese, with a pinch of salt and pepper, to integrate them very well.
- Once the macaroni are cooked and ready, we will drain them and then pour over them, the cheese mixture and the yolks, these will be cooked with the heat of the pasta.
- Then we will take the pasta integrated with the mixture of the yolks and we will place it in the pan with the sauce. We will stir it very well so that all the macaroni are impregnated.
- We serve the macaroni carbonara, and ready to taste.
Tips and cooking tips to prepare the carbonara macaroni
To save time in preparation, it is best to heat the water where we will boil the macaroni when starting to prepare the sauce.
The traditional carbonara sauce is not prepared with milk cream, only with the yolk of the eggs. So you can skip the heavy cream to try the original version.
Once the sauce is well cooked, do not turn it off, keep it on a low heat so that it is at an ideal temperature when integrating and serving the pasta.
Nutritional properties of carbonara macaroni
Bacon is a food rich in protein and fat, as well as containing many vitamins such as B3, B7, B9 and K. Although it has 0% sugars, it does have a high caloric content.
Milk cream is rich in vitamins A and D, as well as containing minerals such as calcium and potassium.
Eggs are a great source of protein, and they contain vitamins A, D, E, and K, and important minerals like phosphorus, iron, selenium, and zinc.
Macaroni is made from wheat flour, so it contains a large amount of carbohydrates, at the same time, it contains vitamins E and B.
