Spaghetti Al Guanciale (Spaghetti With Lean Salt Pork-Bacon)

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serves/makes:

ready in:
under 30 minutes

ingredients

Sauce
1 pound lean slab bacon
2 medium onions, diced lengthwise
1 can (8 ounce size) mushroom stems and pieces, drained
1 tablespoon coarsely ground black pepper
3 eggs, beaten
grated Parmesan or Romano cheese

Pasta
6 quarts water
1 teaspoon salt
2 pounds spaghetti

directions

Cut bacon into 1 1/2 inch pieces and saute until bacon is almost crisp. Remove bacon as it is cooked. Drain almost all of the oil from skillet.

Saute onions until translucent and add drained mushrooms and continue cooking until heated completely.

Turn temperature to warm on electric skillet.

Cook pasta and drain. Pour eggs into a spaghetti bowl or dish. Put drained pasta on the beaten eggs and toss well until the heat of the spaghetti has cooked the eggs. (If the pasta has cooled too much, it won't cook the eggs.) If dish is a little too dry, add 1 tablespoon of the hot pasta water or olive oil.

Add cooked bacon, onions and mushrooms to pasta and toss. Serve with Parmesan or Romano cheese.