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Carbonara-type spaghetti with dressed greens and smoked ling cod

Ethan Chlebowski · ♥ 6.7K likes · 200.7K views · 7 min video

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Ingredients
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  • spaghetti
  • water
  • salt
Put spaghetti in a pot with a low amount of salted water so the pasta water is concentrated and starchy; bring to a boil.
Grate fresh parm; crack 3 eggs into a measuring cup and mix in the parm.
  • fresh parm
  • 3 whole eggs
  • leftover bacon
Slice the leftover bacon and mince the peppers as the aromatic base.
  • mama's little peppers
  • greens
  • 1 parts pickling onion liquid
  • 3 parts olive oil
  • black pepper
  • mustard
Rinse the greens. Vinaigrette: one part pickling onion liquid to about three parts olive oil, plenty of black pepper and some mustard; mix until well emulsified.
A pickling-liquid vinaigrette
Reserve some starchy pasta water, then drain the pasta.
  • starchy pasta water
Sizzle the bacon and minced peppers in some of the pepper oil.
Add the pasta, some pasta water and the egg and cheese; with the heat off, mix until creamy.
  • smoked ling cod
Plate the pasta with the dressed greens and a piece of smoked ling cod.