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Chorizo & Mushroom Carbonara
Chorizo & Mushroom Carbonara
Chorizo & Mushroom Carbonara
Chorizo & Mushroom Carbonara
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Chorizo & Mushroom Carbonara

With the reopening of Provender Brown last week, I’ve been in stocking up my shelves with some of their gourmet deli treats and decided to try out a twist on the classic carbonara this week by using chorizo.

This is the perfect week night dinner if you’re home late and don’t have a lot of time. It only took me about 20 minutes to prepare and cook.  

This dish was really delicious. A great hit and I’ll definitely make it again…maybe just wait a few weeks since it’s not the healthiest dish around!  However I did serve it up with a Green Salad with Strawberries and Feta which will be featuring as next weeks recipe so keep tuned in for that.

Enjoy

Gill x

Preparation Time:
10 minutes
Cooking Time:
10 minutes
Serves: 4

Ingredients

  • 200g spaghetti
  • 225g chorizo
  • 1 red onion, chopped
  • 175g mushrooms sliced
  • 1 egg yolk
  • 300ml crème fraiche
  • 100g parmesan
  • olive oil
  • salt and pepper
    1. Cook the spaghetti in a wide pan of boiling water as per the packet instructions.
    2. Slice the chorizo and in a frying pan (I used my wok) add a tablespoon of olive oil and cook the chorizo until it starts to release its oil. Add in the chopped red onion until soft then the mushrooms.  Cook for a few minutes then take off the heat.
    3. In a measuring jug, mix together the crème fraiche and the egg yolk.
    4. Drain the cooked spaghetti and add to the wok with the crème fraiche and egg yolk mixture. Season with salt and pepper and toss to mix thoroughly.
    5. Serve with a scattering of parmesan and a salad.

    NICKI'S TUPPENCEWORTH

    I do love a twist on an old classic and Spaghetti Carbonara is one of my favourites. As a child of the seventies I grew up on proper, traditional grub but my mum is a great cook and was one of the first to experiment with things like spag bol and veggie lasagne.

    Spaghetti Carbonara was one of the first 'exotic' dishes I mastered and I thought I was Archie cooking it for me and my sis in our wee flat in the Dunkeld Road.  Of course it was cheap bacon and value pasta back in the day but we loved it all the same.

    ***nostalgic foodie break from typing***

    The chorizo in this version is a winner for me and its going straight to the top of my list for cooking my boy when he returns from his travels in a couple of week's time.

    This one is a winner for me - and another wee trip to the much missed Provender Brown is always a bonus!

    Please do try this out at home and please do leave your comments here and please do share this with your friends! You can also share your photographs and ideas with us. We'd love to see them. As always, tag them #PerthLoveFest and we'll scatter them around our own social media.  

    Happy Spaghetti Slurping,

    Nicki X

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