Pasta alla Carbonara

[Thermolicious]

Good idea - I might treat myself to a nice notebook just for Thermo recipes Love the look of handwritten recipes too!

[Bubbles]

I just love this recipe. Have made it a few times now (thought I had already reviewed it actually ) and find it so easy. I also add mushies in the beginning as well-yum. Thankyou 

[curly66]

I am going to make this tonight... JudyDawn have you tried it yet with the evaporated milk??  I was wanting to use that too instead of cream but wondered if I would have to add cornflour?
Even with a calculator I can't work out 33% because i can't do math, can't even do 'simple' math..  and percentages are beyond me..

[obbie]

another good one for the kids

[judydawn]

No I haven't curly but you would have to add some cornflour, start off with a tablespoonful mixed with the carnation milk and see how you go.  You can always add a cornflour surry at the end if it is still too runny.

[Nighteyes_fitz]

I'm making this tonight. Going to add some Mushies too! I love that it is a smaller batch because I can make one lot Gluten Free and a normal lot! Squeeee!

[curly66]

I ended up using 330 gm of tagliettali (sp?) a 375 can of carnation milk, a 300 bottle of cream, 100gm of white wine PLUS water, PLUS 2 eggs, plus the cheese and even though there was a lot of sauce, it was rich as anything, but really yum..  couldn't have a second bowl but yum.
if you don't want it rich, don't use the cream...

[Nighteyes_fitz]

Does anyone know what the egg actually does? Just wondering if I should bother? Does it add flavour or does it help with texture?

[curly66]

I'm only going on what I 'saw' not from knowledge but once I added the egg it definitely thickened considerably...

[judydawn]

I thought you were going to substitute the cream with the evaporated milk curly - what happened?

[curly66]

I had a small tub of cream that was past its use by LOL and because I needed more liquid than 375ml I did a fridge clean up and used the cream as well plus the last squirt out of the wine cask, in my quest to create some space in the fridge I expanded my waistline..

[Mama Fergie]

 

[judydawn]

OK, fair enough reason 

[phatassphairy]

Made this last night (also using the 33% more method lol). Made the first batch and threw it into the Thermoserver, then threw a second one in to cook while I rallied the troops and got the table set . Woo hoo meal big enough for all 7 easy as that!

I made this with fettuccine pasta as DS4 has an egg intolerance (can manage small amounts of it in cakes bisc etc) and was hoping that with minimal sauce he could cope with this but alas no  Will make this for the family again along with something else for DS4 the next time.

was just copying this recipe out,  reading the reviews.... and i was thinking, when you make this for your family .... could you scoop out a portion for your son, into a small pyrex or casserole dish with a lid, (even a ceremic bowl with foil over the top ) add the cheese and a little bit of cornflour and water mix, then pop it in the oven with a lid on at 100deg .. for 5 or so mins? ... and that way it doesn't have to be a completely different cooking session (my DD3 is lactose intolerant ... so i feel for you... giggles -sometimes i feel like i run a restaurant ... i also have a DD2 that is a vegetarian ..going on 3 years now.... lucky i love them cause it sure does add time in the kitchen  ... lucky i love cooking too. 

[josephinecooks]

I have made this recipe more times than I can remember. It's fantastic.
I have made a couple of changes.
Before starting I use 1 or 2 cloves of fresh garlic, blitz first, then add the other ingredients.
I personally don't like egg, so I omit that altogether. I can't say that it tastes any different, perhaps I use a little extra Parmesan.
I found the recipe was really only suitable for 2 adults so have made the following adjustments to suit our family of 2 adults 2 children.

250g pasta
600g of warm water
300 grams of cream.
And I will cook it for a little longer as per instructions for 20 minutes.

Have also used all different pasta, spaghetti, macaroni, gluten free, fettuccine, they all seem to work.

Thanks for sharing such a great easy to make meal.