I made the dish last weekend; bought the linguine from Trader Joe's, a slight modification from the original recipe which uses penne. 

  This is heavy stuff; it's rich and creamy as I added heavy cream and extra cheese on my version, but it's definitely worth every lb of fat =)  and it was definitely the perfect companion of the Carmenere wine that my lovely hubby brought for our Friday's dinner...

Linguine Carbonara

• 1 pack of linguine pasta
• 3 strips of bacon
• 1/4 cup of white wine
• Parmesan cheese
• 2 garlic clove
• Egg yolk
• 1/4 cup heavy cream
• black pepper

1. Cook linguine al dente
2. Mixed Egg Yolk with heavy cream, cheese and pepper
3. Cook bacon until crispy, set aside
4. Sautee chopped garlic on the hoil oil
5. Add white wine
6. Add cooked linguine, remove pan from heat
7. Add the egg and cheese mixture, toss until egg is cooked
8. Add Bacon

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Mie Goreng is a typical Asian food. While the recipe is very simple the taste is delectable. There are many variations you can try; with or without meat. I made the vegetarian version for few times, using shitake mushrooms, scrambled eggs and vegetables, and they turned out as delicious as the non-vegetarian version.

The keys to a tasty stir fry egg noodle are two things: don't overcook the noodle and crush the garlic (lots of them) using only the traditional mortar and pestle, instead of food processor. The tip is from my mom, from which the recipe comes from. 

Mie Goreng - Stir Fry Egg Noodle

Ingredients:

-Bawang Putih, ulek - Garlic, crushed

-Kecap Manis - Sweet soy sauce

-Mie kuning rebus sampai 3/4 matang - Egg noodle, boil until almost cooked

-Dada ayam, potong kecil2 - chicken breast, cut very small

  --or--

-Daging babi cincang - Pork meat, thinly sliced

-Bakwan, potong kecil2 - Meatball, cut in 4 pieces

-Udang - Shrimp

-Telur di orak arik - Scrambled eggs 

-Sawi - Choy Sum or any kind of vegetables

-Optional: Jamur - mushrooms

-Garam & merica - salt and pepper

-Bawang merah - Fried Shallot

Instructions:

1. Oseng2 bawang putih sampai harum. Masukkan ayam/babi, kemudian udang dan bakwan.

   Heat oil, add garlic. Sautee until fragrant. Add chicken/pork, shrimp and meatball.

2. Masukkan telur, mie dan sawi. Tambahkan kecap manis, garam, dan merica.

   Add scrambled eggs, noodle and choy sum. Add sweet soy sauce, salt and  pepper.

3. Tambahkan bawang merah goreng diatasnya.

   Add fried shallot on top.

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Pangsit Mie Ayam is perfect eaten anytime; I usually eat it both when the weather is cold or warm...

I got this recipe from Siu Fang, but I modified it by sprinkling about 2 tsp of sesame oil on the chicken and add pork wonton to accompany the noodle. You can also add meatballs if you like.

Pangsit Mie Ayam
(Egg noodle with chicken, pork wonton, mushrooms, garlic, green onion and vegetables served with soup)

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