Tom Cruise's Spaghetti Carbonara Recipe

Way back in November of 2003, Tom Cruise went on the Oprah Winfrey show and cooked his special Spaghetti Carbonara. Katie Holmes talked about how good it was in her interview with Glamour Magazine. She said, ““We love the outdoors. Once when we were camping Tom made his pasta carbonara for me.

“He knows exactly how to do it. A pinch of this, a pinch of that. He has a recipe, but he also kind of improvises by himself. You have to do the egg at a certain time.”

For fun, I thought I would post the recipe here, in case any of you want to give it a go. I think I might! I’ll let you know how it turns out.

Ingredients

* good first cold press extra virgin olive oil, 1/2 inch in large saute pan (Don’t skimp on oil quality!)
* 2 garlic cloves, minced, to taste
* 1 chopped onion, to taste
* 8-12 slices pancetta, thick slices (Italian bacon)
* 4 eggs
* 2 (16 ounce) packages spaghetti (use your good judgement on quanity, we eat alot!..you may not!)
* 2 cups fresh grated parmesan cheese or parmigiano-reggiano cheese (Again, don’t skimp on quality!)
* crushed red pepper flakes
* salt & fresh ground pepper

Directions

1.Put 1/2 inch of olive oil in sauté pan.
2.Add 2 cloves (or more) chopped garlic, onion and bacon cut into small squares.
3.Let simmer 30 minutes, don’t let mixture boil!
4.During last 10 minutes of simmering add crushed red pepper flakes if using (I used 1 teaspoon).
5.In bowl, beat 4 eggs with lots of salt and fresh ground pepper.
6.Cook spaghetti until al dente.
7.Drain and immediately add egg mixture to pasta. (The pasta needs to be real hot in order for the eggs to cook).
8.Stir until eggs are cooked.
9.Mix into sauté pan and finish with the grated cheese.
10.ENJOY!

Source: Recipe Bazaar

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