Spaghetti Carbonara with Fresh Salmon, Tiger Prawns and Little Gem.

Welcome to the Italian kitchen! A classic dish from this beautiful country is, of course, Spaghetti Carbonara. But this dish has many variations, you can really go in any direction with it. And yes, that’s the fun part about cooking: you can make it completely your own! 

This Italian pasta is packed with flavor, perfect if you want to impress family or friends with a dinner that could easily come from a 5-star restaurant. But how do you make it? Patrick from Cook and Pan explains it to you! 

Ingredients for 4 people: 

• 400 grams spaghetti

• 200 grams Chorizo in cubes 

• fresh parsley

• 2 little gems

• 100 grams Parmesan cheese (grated)

• 3 eggs

• pinch of pepper and salt

• 8 tiger prawns

• 400 grams salmon

• 2 limes

Preparation:

1. Put the Chorizo in a pan and fry it until nice and crispy. They don’t need to be fully cooked.
2. Meanwhile, put a large pot of water with a pinch of salt on the stove and when the water boils, add the spaghetti. Cook the spaghetti al dente in about 10 minutes (or check the packaging for the preparation method).
3. Add the pasta directly from the pan you cooked it in to the pan with Chorizo and stir through. Turn off the heat of the pan with bacon bits and spaghetti.
4. Add the grated Parmesan cheese and add a little pasta cooking water so the cheese melts.
5. Meanwhile, whisk the eggs and then add them while stirring. Keep stirring until it becomes a creamy sauce.
6. Grill the tiger prawns and prepare the salmon together with the little gem on the BBQ and serve it with the spaghetti Carbonada.

For this dish, we used a frying pan and casserole pot/soup pot. Check out our beautiful frying pans and casserole pots so you can work even better in the kitchen from now on! 

May I introduce myself? My name is Patrick Jansen and I am the cook behind Cookwaus on Instagram and Facebook. Together with Cook and Pan, I give you a unique look into my kitchen, how do I prepare my dishes? And what are the real tips and tricks? I show you everything on my Instagram account and on the Cook and Pan website. 

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