Spaghetti Carbonara

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 200F° and place an empty 9x13 or large casserole dish inside. This is your serving dish and you want it to be hot.
2. In a large pot bring water to a boil and add the salt. You will be cooking your spaghetti in this pot.
3. Meanwhile in a small bowl cream butter by beating it for about a minute with a spoon or fork. Set bowl aside.
4. In a medium size bowl stir together 2 whole eggs and then 2 egg yolk. Stir in ½ cup Parmesan. Set bowl aside.
5. Drop spaghetti in boiling water and cook for about 10 minutes or until tender.
6. While spaghetti is cooking:
7. In a large rimmed frying pan cook bacon pieces over medium high heat until crispy.
8. Discard half of the bacon fat.
9. Add in red pepper flakes and stir.
10. Stir in cream and let simmer until the spaghetti noodles are done.
11. When the spaghetti noodles are done drain into a colander.
12. Pull out your heated casserole dish from the oven and add the cooked spaghetti noodles.
13. Add butter and toss. The heat of the noodles will melt the butter. Toss until the noodles are coated with the butter.
14. Pour in the bacon cream sauce, toss and stir.
15. Pour in the egg Parmesan cheese mixture. It will be thick because of the cheese. Be sure to toss and stir it in completely and evenly.
16. Serve immediately. Sprinkle with fresh ground pepper and Parmesan cheese.