Sweet Leek Carbonara | Jamie's Meat-Free Meals

pancetta

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: bacon

Turkey bacon is lower in fat, while regular bacon is often less expensive.

parmesan cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: grana padano

Nutritional yeast is a vegan alternative, while grana padano is a less expensive cheese with a similar flavor.

Strip the leeks down the middle and wash them.

Slice the leeks finely to ensure they cook delicately and wrap around the spaghetti.

Heat a pan over medium heat and add 1 tablespoon of olive oil, a knob of butter, 4 sprigs of thyme, and 4 finely sliced cloves of garlic.

Add the sliced leeks to the pan and season with salt; stir to combine.

Quickly add 400 milliliters of water to stop the frying and turn the heat down to low.

Cover the pan with a lid and let it cook gently for 40 minutes until the leeks are silky and soft.

In the meantime, cook spaghetti in salted water according to package instructions for 10 minutes.

In a bowl, beat whole eggs (instead of just yolks) and add 50 grams of grated parmesan cheese; mix well.

Take some starchy cooking water from the pasta and add it to the egg and cheese mixture to loosen it up.

Drain the pasta and add it to the leeks in the pan; toss together while letting the heat calm down.

Once the pan has cooled slightly, quickly add the egg and parmesan mixture, stirring rapidly to prevent scrambling.

Plate the pasta, ensuring the leeks are well incorporated and not visible, then generously add black pepper and a little extra-virgin olive oil.

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