Spaghetti with Eggs and Bacon/SPAM! (Spaghetti Alla Carbonara)

Recipe from "Italian, the essence of mediterranean cuisine"

serves 4

Ingredients

2 tbsp olive oil

1/2 cup bacon, cut into matchsticks (I used SPAM instead)

1 clove garlic, crushed

1 lb spaghetti

3 eggs, at room temperature

3/4 cup freshly grated Parmesan cheese

sale & pepper

Dirctions

1. Bring a large pan of water to a boil. In a medium pan, heat the oil and saute the bacon and garlic until the bacon renders its fat and starts to brown.

2.  Add salt and spaghetti to the boiling water, and cook until it's al dente.

3. Warm a large serving bowl and break the eggs into it.  Beat in the cheese with a fork.  Season with salt and pepper.

4. As soon as the pasta is done, drain it quickly, and mix it into the egg mixture.  Pour on the hot bacon and its fat. (love it!) The heat from the pasta and bacon will cook the eggs.