Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style


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 21th 2011

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Stage 1 - 5 min.
Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style
Wash 2 courgettes, dry them and cut off the ends.

Stage 2 - 10 min.
Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style
Make courgette "spaghetti" by grating over a mandoline.

Stage 3
Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style
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.
Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style
Boil a large pan of salted water, then add 1 chicken stock cube.

Stage 5 - 3 min.
Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style
C cook courgettes for 2 or 3 minutes, so that they are still a bit crunchy.

Stage 6 - 5 min.
Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style
Then cool under cold water and drain.

Stage 7 - 1 min.
Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style
Put 2 slices smoked ham in a hot pan, without fat, for about 30 seconds to fry lightly.

Stage 8 - 5 min.
Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style
Then cut each slice into pieces.

Stage 9 - 8 min.
Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style
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.
Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style
Add ham and cougette spaghetti.

Stage 11 - 3 min.
Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style
Mix well and heat through for 2 or 3 minutes.

Stage 12 - 5 min.
Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style
Mix 2 egg yolks, 150 ml liquid cream, a tablespoon lemon juice, 50 g Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano), salt and pepper.

Stage 13 - 3 min.
Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style
Pour this mix into the pan, and cook while stirring for about 2 or 3 more minutes.

Adjust seasoning.

Stage 14
Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style
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.
Keeping
Several days in the fridge, in a closed jar.
Source
Home made.
Nutritional information
Whole recipe
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
2,640 Kcal or 11,053 Kj78 gr214 gr163 gr
132 %30 %20 %25 %
Per 100 g
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
214 Kcal or 896 Kj6 gr17 gr13 gr
11 %2 %2 %2 %
Per person
Energetic valueProteins CarbohydratesFats
660 Kcal or 2,763 Kj20 gr54 gr41 gr
33 %8 %5 %6 %
% 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).
Possible allergens in this recipe: Gluten, Egg, Milk
How much will it cost?
  • For 4 people : 5.53 €
  • Per person : 1.38 €

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This recipe uses (among others)
TagliatellesTagliatelles: You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: New York style pasta, ... All
Liquid creamLiquid cream: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Beurre blanc sauce, Stuffed pumpkin gratin, French toast "cordon bleu", Vegetable clafoutis, Caramelized pear custard tart, ... All
Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano)Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano): You can check-out other recipes which use it, like for example: Penne with purple artichokes, Tomato pesto, Parmesan cauliflower cheese, Vegetable tian, Nanou's red cabbage salad, ... All
Olive oilOlive oil: You can get more informations, or check-out other recipes which use it, for example: Mixed vegetable curry, Red mullet fillets in a quick marinade, Tahitian style fish, Quartet of brassicas with cream , Crispy potato and mushroom brik rolls, ... All
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