Spaghetti with Bacon and wine
By: Tanya Kohli
Published: Friday, January 20, 2012 - 1:05am

Ingredients




150 g bacon, with fat removed (fat removal is optional)
200 g Spaghetti, boiled
2 Tomatoes, shredded with their juices or half a can of chopped tomatoes
2 Onions, Sliced
2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
¼ cup Red Wine (optional)
Salt/Pepper/Thyme or oregano
Parmesan cheese (optional)

Preparation

1 Heat some olive oil, and add the onions till they turn golden brown. Add the garlic, and cook for another minute. Then add the tomatoes and wine, cooking for about 2-3 minutes. Add the salt and pepper, and finally the bacon. Cook until the bacon turns golden. Finally, toss the spaghetti in this sauce. Garnish with parmesan cheese.

About

The Penne with bacon is one of the lighter pasta dishes (most of the others are heavy on cheese and are baked) and has a slightly spicy touch to it. Since Ak is not a Spicy food person, I skipped the dried red chilies and did my own take on it with some left over red wine.  Further, I used spaghetti instead of Penne– simply for its appeal as comfort food. The results were suitably impressive- if I may say so myself, and the accompanying grilled peppers were a brilliant addition to the otherwise unadorned meal. The vegetables are just something that I have cooked up- from my understanding of Italian ingredients. Have been quite the winner, almost everytime I have cooked them. Feel free to improvise!