Carbonara with bacon & walnut crumb, parmesan fried egg

Creamy, herby carbonara with a crunchy, salty bacon and walnut crumb, topped with a runny parmesan fried egg. This indulgent pasta recipe is perfect for that special occasion and will be sure to impress your loved ones.

Serves: 2

Ingredients

250g Diamond Spaghetti (cooked, as per back of pack)

Olive oil to drizzle

For the crumb:

100g walnuts - roasted (we love Alison’s Pantry)

6 strips of streaky bacon (we love Kiwi Bacon)

½ cup Panko crumbs

 

For the carbonara sauce:

¼ cup grated parmesan (we love Perfect Italiano)

1 free-range egg (we love Woodland)

½ cup Milk (we love Anchor)

A handful of parsley and thyme - roughly chopped (we love Superb herb)

Salt & Pepper

 

For the parmesan egg:

2 free-range eggs (we love Woodland)

2 handfuls of finely grated parmesan (we love Perfect Italiano)

 

We used a Le Creuset non stick Fry pan to make our carbonara

 

Wine Match: Serve with a crispy bottle of Giesen Riesling

 

Method

  1. In a bowl whisk together the egg, milk, parmesan, thyme, parsley, salt and pepper. Set aside.
  2. Using a little olive oil In a fry pan over a medium heat, fry off the bacon, walnuts and panko crumbs until golden. Blitz in the food processor until fine but still a little chunky. Set aside.
  3. In the same pan over a low heat, toss the warm cooked spaghetti with the egg, herb and parmesan mixture. Stir quickly and constantly until a creamy carbonara sauce is formed and just coats the spaghetti. Make sure you do not overcook as it will turn into scrambled eggs!
  4. Lastly, heat another non-stick fry pan over a medium heat. Sprinkle your finely grated parmesan in two areas and crack the eggs in the centre of each cluster of parmesan. Fry off until parmesan is golden and egg white is cooked but yolk is still runny. Use a lid if necessary.
  5. Seve the pasta into two serving bowls. Top with parmesan fried eggs, walnut bacon crumb and some extra fresh herbs.
  6. Devour!