John Torode and Gregg Wallace are back with a new series of Celebrity MasterChef. BBC One viewers have been seeing their favourite celebrities take on the infamous kitchen and cookery challenges. In a previous episode, the Australian chef tasked the contestants with making a classic pasta carbonara in just 20 minutes. Here’s how John suggests the Italian dish is to be made using egg and absolutely no cream.
John describes the dish as: “A bowl of pasta flavoured with bacon and the sauce coming from the egg, with lots and lots of cheese in it.”
However he notes, unlike some recipes, his pasta carbonara “doesn’t have cream in it”.
Ingredients:
250g smoked bacon
Salt
1tbsp olive oil
2tbsps vegetable oil
1 tsp ground pepper
600g pasta
2 large organic eggs
100g grated fresh Parmesan and Pecorino
A handful of parsley, chopped to garnish.
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“As soon as the pasta is cooked, straight into the pan [with bacon],” the chef continues.
“I’ve taken it [the pan] off the heat completely, you put the cheese across the top, Pecorino and Parmesan – I like to use a mixture.”
Taking the egg and egg yolk and “with just two forks” you mix everything together.
John says: “There’s just enough heat in here to cook the egg and make the whole thing become a creamy sauce.”