Quick tagliatelle carbonara

Ingredients
Serves: 2

225g (8 oz) fresh or dried tagliatelle

1 tablespoon olive oil

6 rashers back bacon, sliced thinly

4 large egg yolks

4 tablespoons single cream

2 tablespoons grated Parmesan cheese

ground black pepper, to taste

chopped fresh basil, to taste

Method
Prep:5min Cook:15min Ready in:20min
1. In a large saucepan with lightly salted boiling water, cook pasta according to instructions
until al dente.
2. In a frying pan, heat the oil and fry bacon for 2 minutes. Remove from heat.
3. Whisk egg yolks until creamy. Add cream, 1/2 of the Parmesan cheese and black pepper
to taste.
4. Drain the pasta. In the bacon frying pan, mix in pasta and pour in the egg cream mixture.
Stir gently and serve with the remaining Parmesan cheese.