My mom is a very busy person, my father left us when I was little. So, my mom left no choice but to work and to be a full time mom. She rarely cooks; at early morning she leaves the house at 6:30, while I need to go to school before 7. In weekends expect the household chores. It was her birthday when she cooks a Carbonara. It was also my first time to try it. As a kid you'll probably love a red spaghetti instead of white. But after tasting it with a garlic bread, I already fell in love with it and remember its very unique taste.
As the years went by; I've tasted a lot of Carbonara, some of them are dry, similar to pancit palabok if you're familiar. Nothings beat the recipe of my mom made. These last Christmas, my grade 4 son won a raffle in their Christmas party. A set of a Carbonara, I just need to buy the missing ingredients and I'm ready to cook it for the first time. I've change from a nervous cat into a wild dog.. I mean nothing will happen if we won't give it a try besides there are ingredients and procedure in each recipe. Mom has a lot recipe books in the house, I'm just sad that we never get to bond in cooking. Aside from the set of Carbonara the ham came from the church of my son. So, we only bought the rest of the ingredients.
Ingredients
A set of Carbonara
Pasta 700 grams
1 pack of creamy carbonara sauce 700 grams
5 tablespoons of butter
1 large onions
1 cloves of garlic, chopped
I put half of the Ham in the picture
100 grams of mushrooms
1 1/2 cup pasta water
Grated cheese
Salt, pepper & seasoning to taste
250 ml of all purpose cream (optional)
Procedure
On a medium heat add the pasta sauce and mixed it well.
Add the all purpose cream
Add lastly add the cheese.
We don't have a grater, so my daughter use a fork but because it's not a quick melt cheese. She needed to use a pasta water to dissolve the cheese. I also add pepper, salt and seasoning to taste.
I've tasted a little and almost cried with the results. It's so delicious 🤤😋. It was the same as mom's. I know when she taste this she'll be proud of me. My kids and husband even loves the taste.
