Pasta Carbonara (ish)

Serves 4. 

8 oz spaghetti or spaghettini 

3/4 lb bacon, cut into 1" pieces (use the whole pound if you want to) 

8 oz (225gr) mushrooms, whole or sliced 

1/2 medium sized red onion, large dice 

1 or 2 extra large room temperature eggs, beaten well with
2 tbsp. heavy cream (30 percent M.F., or whipping cream) 

1/2 cup grated parmesan cheese 

Few twists of freshly ground pepper 

This is a little bit of a time sensitive recipe, so this is mostly posted in order of preparation. 

Cut the bacon up – the easiest way to do this is to use a pair of kitchen shears or scissors. If you have to use a knife, it will probably be easier to slightly freeze the bacon first. Start the bacon frying in a large skillet over medium high heat (or be a Chef NukeIt, and crank it up).

Set a pot of salted water on to boil.

Chop the onions into a coarse, large dice. Wipe the mushrooms clean, if needed. Try to kill a little time while the bacon gets soft and sort of cooked. Add the onions and mushrooms to the skillet; if the bacon is really fatty, drain off about 3/4 of the grease before adding the veggies. 

By this time your water should be boiling and you can add the pasta to it. If it isn't boiling yet, just turn down the heat on the bacon skillet. Carbonara depends on the heat of the ingredients to cook the eggs, so everything needs to finish at the same time. Stir the mushrooms, onions and bacon frequently, so nothing burns. Cook the pasta until al dente (with a little bite – or however you like your pasta), about 7 minutes for spaghettini. 

Here's the tricky part. Have your eggs beaten with heavy cream ready. Drain the pasta, dump the eggs into the now empty pasta pot, and immediately pour the drained pasta back into the pot, on top of the eggs. Give it a few tosses with a fork or a spatula, and carry it all back to the stove. Dump the contents of the bacon skillet on top of the pasta and eggs, and start tossing it together. The heat of the pasta and other ingredients will cook the eggs. It takes about 2 minutes for everything to cook. Add the parmesan cheese, give it all a final toss, and serve.