Smoked Salmon Carbonara

 Smoked Salmon Carbonara

Ingredients:

• 12 oz spaghetti 
• 6 oz smoked salmon, shredded
• 3 eggs
• 1/3 cup heavy cream
• 1 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese
• 6 garlic cloves thinly sliced
• 4 Tbsp butter
• Burrata for serving, optional
• Fresh cracked black pepper to taste

Steps:

1.   Salt your pasta water. Cook spaghetti until al dente. Reserve 1/2 cup of the salted pasta water. Drain the pasta.
2. In a bowl, whisk the eggs, fresh grated Parmesan, cream and fresh cracked black pepper together.
3. Heat a large skillet over medium heat and melt the 4 Tbsp butter. Saute the garlic for about 1-2 minutes. add the shredded smoked salmon and the cooked pasta. toss to coat everything and heat for another 2 minutes.
4. Remove from the heat and and quickly stir in the egg mixture. Stir and toss to coat, adding a couple small splashes of the hot pasta water. Stir and toss until the sauce has slightly thickened and sticks to the pasta. Top with burrata and more of the cracked black pepper. Serve immediately.