Spinach Spaghetti Carbonara

I was looking for a quick Italian meal.. after I got really famished from watching the Jdrama - Bambino. A quick search on Closet Cooking's blog landed me on this fantastic Carbonara recipe. I had to modify it a little due to the availibility of ingredients in my fridge. Nonetheless, the taste was great and the meal was demolished as fast as it was cooked. :p

Serves 2

Ingredients:
100 gram baby spinach
2 servings of spaghetti
2 hotgdog franfurkter (diced)
3-4 slices of hot shaved salami (torn roughly into smaller pieces)
2 tablespoons parsley (chopped finely)
2 garlic (chopped finely)
olive oil
salt and pepper to taste

Sauce:
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
2 tablespoons thickened cream
2 egg yolks


Cooking:

• Cook spaghetti in salted boiling water until al dente.
• Mix sauce thoroughly in a bowl.
• Set metal pan on moderately high heat.
• Fry diced sausages in olive oil for about 2 minutes.
• Add salami slices and fry until crisp.
• Remove sausage and salami from heat and set aside.
• Use the oil from sausages to saute spinach with garlic for 2 minutes.
• Add spaghetti, cheese and parsley.
• Combine ingredients thouroughly with tongs.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Remove from heat and toss spaghetti with the prepared sauce.
• Top with crispy sausage and salami and serve.
  

I really liked this meal. It tasted great even though simple ingredients were used. I didn't use the water from spaghetti (as recommended by Closet Cooking) because the spinach provided enough moisture. We used to pay good money (about $30 for 2) for this when we were dinning out in the mid-range restaurants (of Singapore). And they either come with overcooked pasta and overly thickened or watery sauce. I think this home-cooked Carbonara was better than what I have had outside and I'm now inspired to try more at home in future.. Time to cut down on paying good money for sub-standard food. (: