CARBONARA recipes & questions

bramble1

Julimk wrote: »

This one is 30p a portion, so very budget friendly. Do check out the rest of the site too, as lots of ideas!

http://www.cheap-family-recipes.org.uk/recipe-pastacarbonara.html

HTH

Brilliant site!! Thank you! :j

Swan_2

must admit I prefer the classic Italian version without cream etc, but I doubt the majority of people in Britain would recognise it as carbonara

anyway, I'm going to give the budget one mentioned earlier a try, just to see what it's like


if I like it & add it to my repertoire I'll make up name of my own for it

Stephen_Leak

Swan wrote: »

must admit I prefer the classic Italian version without cream etc, but I doubt the majority of people in Britain would recognise it as carbonara

I had the Italian version at Zizzi and it was simply sublime. Get a discount voucher from the restaurant vouchers section and treat yourselves.

Carbonara is a superb example of just how far dishes can diverge.

Swan_2

Stephen_Leak wrote: »

I had the Italian version at Zizzi and it was simply sublime. Get a discount voucher from the restaurant vouchers section and treat yourselves.

Carbonara is a superb example of just how far dishes can diverge.

I must try that next time I'm visiting St Andrews & eating out


agreed about the divergence

food evolves (as does language) look at mincemeat for instance, I doubt many of us would relish the Medieval version!

weezl74

kutsu119 wrote: »

How do you get calling that a carbonara? surely that's exaggerating slightly? I appreciate that it's cost-concious but bloody hell, it's like a lobster thermidor made with prawns - wrong!

Also, serve with 3 slices of bread?! I love carbs too but..

there are quite a few egg-free carbonara dishes on chef forums that I visited, and I'd not seen this receive negative feedback.

If there is any further commentary about the title being a problem I'll obviously happily change it

The family of 4 this is designed for has two members requiring nearly 3000 calories daily, so the bread is to keep up their energy needs, It is not being assumed that the women, younger people or the sedentary would eat the bread.

HTH

great post stephen leak as ever, I always like your recipes:T:T:T

thriftlady_2

A pot of single cream is only 45p

richardvc

As above - does it taste ok ?

Thanks

katskorner

It is meant to be with ham really - with minced beef it would be more like canelloni without the pasta rolls. And I have no idea if it would taste ok. It would to me if I made it but I dunno how well you can cook! Lol

richardvc

I'm not the greatest cook but it surely wouldn't be vile or would it ?? Haha...

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