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chinita de carbonara pacham style!

what i'm posting now is a recipe of one of my best friends, mimi. this is her specialty, and she once cooked this for one of our get togethers at aleth's place. we loved it, and so the name of the pasta was born - chinita de carbonara. "chinita" because she has uber chinky eyes (yeah, that's her!).

i asked for her recipe while we were chatting through ym, and she told me that she really doesn't use any measuring cups or spoons in cooking this dish. so she just told me the approximates of each ingredient (while laughing), and she insisted that i add the words pacham style when i post her recipe in my blog. "chamba or tsamba" is a filipino word for chance or luck. since my pasta came out yummy today, i knew i got some luck! hahaha!

as defined by wikipedia, carbonara is an italian pasta dish based on eggs, cheese, bacon and black pepper. but many variations came up, and used cream to replace eggs. personally, i like the idea of using cream instead of eggs because the dish will be more creamy. :)

the ingredients good for 2-3 servings are:

8-10 slices of bacon, chopped

1 cup fresh sliced mushrooms

5 cloves of garlic, chopped

1 medium sized onion, chopped

1 pc chicken broth cube (or you can use pork broth cube)

1 pint heavy cream

4 oz grated cheese

fresh parsley, chopped

salt and pepper to taste

1/2 lb linguine, cooked al dente

fry the chopped bacon in its own fat. remove from pan.

saute garlic and onion, then add fresh mushrooms.

cook the mushrooms for 3-5 minutes until tender.

add the cooked bacon.

add heavy cream, chicken broth cubes and grated cheese.

simmer until the sauce thickens, then add chopped parsley.

toss in cooked linguine. as simple as that!

what a sunny day! i love weekends!