Collis "Carbonara"

Let me start by saying that this dish is a misnomer in several respects. Notably, this is not a carbonara sauce (hence the quotation marks), rather it is an alfredo sauce (the difference is that a carbonara sauce is made with egg). Moreover, there is no reason why this dish should be specifically attributed to Collis. This is actually rather difficult to make at Collis because they rarely have bacon, which you will come to see is an essential ingredient. So, the name is entirely misleading. However, I did manage to make it at Collis and it is a carbonara in that I mixed in ingredients that are typical of a carbonara. So let's get going…


You will need:

Pasta (any kind, longer noodles are ideal, but not necessary as evidenced by the above photo)

Alfredo sauce

Peas

Bacon

Mushrooms

Pepper

Parmesan cheese (a real carbonara uses pecorino, but like I said this is a misnomer)


This should be made in the same way that you would make any other Collis pasta, except that you are going to want to microwave it for an additional 2 minutes after adding the parmesan cheese and pepper to it, and that you are going to have to add the bacon to the pasta yourself after the pasta is done cooking. The reason for the extra microwaving is two-fold: a) Collis pasta is never hot for very long after they heat it up b) the vegetables almost never cook enough in the pan. Usually I don't tell you to add salt or pepper because that's typically just a matter of personal taste, but in a carbonara the black pepper is essential. I hope you enjoy your...


Collis "Carbonara" courtesy (just had to go for the alliteration) of DDS and Sam, I am.