Amateur's Carbonara - Salmon Flakes Penne

I woke up early this morning and couldn't get back to sleep. Hence I went to my kitchen, had my cereals and started to make my own version of carbonara with the available time (not much though)...


















Ingredients:

Penne 200g
Salmond Flakes Salad (refer previous) 125g
Cabbage 25g
Butter 30g
Shreded Cheese 75g
1 cup Milk (to own preference)
1/2 a Brown Onion (chopped)
1 clove of garlic
1 piece of whomeal bread
Olive oil
Dried Thyme
Dried Basil
Pinch of sugar
Pepper and Salt to taste

Method:

1. Heat a small pot of water, put in Penne when boiled, add some saltand a tablespoon of olive oil, leave uncovered for 10-15 minutes, or until desired pasta tenderness.

2. While the Penne is cooking, toast the bread in a toaster or oven till desired cruchiness.

3. Heat up a wok, put in 10g of butter and add in the garlic and brown onions, followed by a pinch of sugar, to caramalized the onions and bring out its flavour.

4. Add in the milk and switch to lower gas mark (so that the milk does not degrade in it's quality and benefits). Slowly stir in the cabbage and let to heat up, remember do not bring to boil.

5. Subsequently add in thyme, basil, pepper and salt to taste. Slowly stir in the shreded cheese till the soup thickens.Drain the Penne, throw in 20g of butter and stir till disolved.

6. Mix the thick soup and the hot penne. Crush the toasted bread, place on top. Serves as garnishing and adds texture to the pasta. Give a good drizzle of olive oil to the pasta. Done. Serve hot or cold to own preference.