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Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style

Classic pasta: tagliatelle mixed with courgette "spaghetti", and like for carbonara, with a sauce of egg yolks, cream, lemon juice and fried ham.

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Last modified on: February 21^th 2011

For 4 people, you will need:

1 300 g tagliatelles
2 2 courgettes
3 1 chicken stock cube
4 2 egg yolks
5 150 ml liquid cream
6 50 g Parmigiano reggiano (Parmesan)
7 2 slices smoked ham
8 ½ lemon
9 4 tablespoons olive oil
10 salt
11 pepper
Total weight: 1,235 grams

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Preparation	Cooking	Start to finish
35 min.	18 min.	53 min.

Keeping:

Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - 5 min.

Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style : Photo of step #1

Wash 2 courgettes, dry them and cut off the ends.

Stage 2 - 10 min.

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Make courgette "spaghetti" by grating over a mandoline.

Stage 3

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You should get green and white spaghetti, if they are only white, give courgette a quarter tour.

If you don't have a mandolin, you can replace "spaghetti" by small pieces.

Stage 4 - 3 min.

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Boil a large pan of salted water, then add 1 chicken stock cube.

Stage 5 - 3 min.

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C cook courgettes for 2 or 3 minutes, so that they are still a bit crunchy.

Stage 6 - 5 min.

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Then cool under cold water and drain.

Stage 7 - 1 min.

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Put 2 slices smoked ham in a hot pan, without fat, for about 30 seconds to fry lightly.

Stage 8 - 5 min.

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Then cut each slice into pieces.

Stage 9 - 8 min.

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Cook 300 g tagliatelles in boiling salted water, then drain.

Pour 4 tablespoons olive oil into a large pan, heat and add tagliatelle.

Stage 10 - 2 min.

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Add ham and cougette spaghetti.

Stage 11 - 3 min.

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Mix well and heat through for 2 or 3 minutes.

Stage 12 - 5 min.

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Mix 2 egg yolks, 150 ml liquid cream, a tablespoon lemon juice, 50 g Parmigiano reggiano (Parmesan), salt and pepper.

Stage 13 - 3 min.

Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style : Photo of step #13

Pour this mix into the pan, and cook while stirring for about 2 or 3 more minutes.

Adjust seasoning.

Stage 14

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Serve piping hot (heat serving plates), with a basil leaf and a bowl of Parmesan for guests who want to add more.

Remarks

You can replace tagilatelle by any other pasta of your choice, but if possible use fresh, it's so much better.

Nutritional information

% are calculated relative to a Recommended Dietary Intake or RDI of 2000 k-calories or 8400 k-joules by day for a woman (change to a man).

How much will it cost?

For 4 people : 12.70 €
Per person : 3.18 €

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Source

Home made.

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