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Spaghetti Squash Ala Carbonara

5 from 6 votes
Course Dinner
Cuisine European
Servings 2 people

Ingredients
 

  • 1 Spaghetti squash approx. 1 kg
  • 4 Branches Thyme
  • 2 Branches Rosemary
  • 2 Garlic cloves
  • 5 tbsp Olive oil
  • 150 g Parma ham
  • 1 bunch Flat leaf parsley
  • 2 Egg yolk
  • 100 g Sour cream
  • 200 g Ricotta
  • 80 g Freshly grated Parmesan
  • Sea salt
  • Black pepper
  • Freshly grated nutmeg

Instructions
 

  • Wash the herbs and shake dry.
  • Pluck leaves or needles and finely chop.
  • Peel and chop the garlic.
  • Halve the pumpkin lengthways.
  • Remove the fibrous interior with the seeds.
  • Mix 4 tablespoons of olive oil with thyme, rosemary and garlic, brush the pumpkin halves with it.
  • Place the halves with the cut surfaces facing up on a baking sheet and cook in a preheated oven at 180 ° for approx. 30-45 minutes until the flesh loosens easily from the skin with a fork.
  • But the pumpkin must not be mushy.
  • In the meantime, cut the ham into strips and fry them in the rest of the olive oil in a pan until crispy.
  • Wash the parsley and shake dry.
  • Pluck the leaves and chop finely.
  • Mix the egg yolks, sour cream, ricotta and 60 g Parmesan in a large bowl and season the mixture with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
  • As soon as the pumpkin is ready, use a fork to remove the fibrous pulp from the skin.
  • Leave the outer skin of the pumpkin to stand.
  • Turn the oven up to 220 °.
  • Add the pumpkin meat, ham strips and parsley to the ricotta and sour cream mass, season everything again with salt, pepper and nutmeg.
  • Pour the mixture into the pumpkin halves, place them back on the baking tray and sprinkle with the rest of the Parmesan.
  • Then bake the pumpkin in the oven for approx. 10 min.
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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 25 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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