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Pasta Carbonara.

Pasta Carbonara You can have Pasta Carbonara using 13 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Pasta Carbonara

  1. Prepare 200 g of pasta of your choice (spaghetti/fettuccine/penne).
  2. It’s 50 g of smoked beef/bacon ham (thickly sliced).
  3. You need 1 of medium size onion (sliced).
  4. It’s 1 cup of sliced mushrooms of your choice (shimeji/champignon).
  5. You need 1/2 cup of fresh milk.
  6. Prepare 1 cup of grated cheddar cheese.
  7. Prepare 1 tbs of butter.
  8. It’s 1 tbs of olive oil.
  9. You need 1 tbs of all purpose flour.
  10. It’s to taste of Salt & pepper.
  11. It’s 1 tsp of beef stock (store-bought).
  12. Prepare 1/2-1 cup of pasta water.
  13. Prepare of Fresh parsley (chopped).

Pasta Carbonara instructions

  1. Boil the pasta as instructed in the package. Usually around 10 minutes. Save the pasta water..
  2. Melt butter in a skillet. Stir-fry the onions until fragrant, then add bacon ham/smoked beef slices. Follow with the mushrooms, salt-pepper and beef stock. Cook them for 2 minutes..
  3. Pour in half of the pasta water and bring to a boil. Lower down the heat to low. Add the milk and cheese. Adjust the sauce thickness to your liking with all purpose flour..
  4. Lastly, toss the pasta in the sauce. Mix them well..
  5. Turn off the heat, then transfer the pasta to a plate. Garnish with fresh chopped parsley and enjoy!.