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Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style

Name: Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 53 min
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: 300 g tagliatelles; 2 courgettes; 1 chicken stock cube; 2 egg yolks; 150 ml liquid cream; 50 g Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano); 2 slices smoked ham; ½ lemon; 4 tablespoons olive oil; Salt; Pepper

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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Duration

55 min.

Difficulty

Easy

Last modified on: February 21^th 2011

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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 Parmesan (Parmigiano Reggiano)
7 2 slices smoked ham
8 ½ lemon
9 4 tablespoons olive oil
10 Salt
11 Pepper
Total weight: 1,235 grams

Times for this recipe

Preparation

35 min.

Cooking

20 min.

All in all

55 min.

Preparation 35 min.

Cooking 20 min.

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Step by step recipe

Stage 1 - ⌛ 5 min.

Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style : Stage 1

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

Stage 2 - ⌛ 10 min.

Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style : Stage 2

Make courgette "spaghetti" by grating over a mandoline.

Stage 3

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 : Stage 4

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

Stage 5 - ⌛ 3 min.

Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style : Stage 5

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 : Stage 6

Then cool under cold water and drain.

Stage 7 - ⌛ 1 min.

Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style : Stage 7

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 : Stage 8

Then cut each slice into pieces.

Stage 9 - ⌛ 8 min.

Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style : Stage 9

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 : Stage 10

Add ham and cougette spaghetti.

Stage 11 - ⌛ 3 min.

Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style : Stage 11

Mix well and heat through for 2 or 3 minutes.

Stage 12 - ⌛ 5 min.

Tagliatelle and courgette spaghetti, carbonara style : Stage 12

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 : Stage 13

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

Adjust seasoning.

Stage 14

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.

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Nutritional information

	Proteins	Carbohydrates	Fats	Calories	Energy
Per 100 g	6 g RDI=10 %	17 g RDI=7 %	13 g RDI=18 %	213 kcal RDI=11 %	895 kJ RDI=11 %
Per person	19 g RDI=30 %	53 g RDI=20 %	40 g RDI=56 %	660 kcal RDI=33 %	2,763 kJ RDI=33 %
Whole recipe	78 g RDI=120 %	214 g RDI=81 %	163 g RDI=223 %	2,640 kcal RDI=132 %	11,053 kJ RDI=132 %