Serious question about eggs.

lucky1ns

I have a recipe for pasta tossed with eggs that I picked because it also uses ham which I have alot of.

It says to mix the eggs then put in the skillet then "cook until the eggs stick to the back of the spoon".

Then it gets tossed into the pasta.

Does this mean I toss it in while the eggs are essentially a liquid? A thicker liquid but still, not scrambled, right?

There will be some olive oil and juices tosdsed in with it and perhaps it gets "cooked" by the hot noodles.

I am scared to serve this!

It sounds good and is exactly what I was looking for but what if it is a big pile of raw, runny eggs?

Anybody?

smuehlbauer

Sounds to me like it's a sauce and the egg is part of the sauce.
Yes, it will not be like scrambled eggs.
You'll be fine. Eggs are ok to eat raw. Don't fret my dear!

HealthyChanges2010

Sounds like they'll be cooked by serving time. Cooking comes from the heat of the pasta, think about lightly scrambled eggs, they aren't cooked very long and ppl eat them all the time.

Enjoy the time with company:flowerforyou:

HealthyChanges2010

It says to mix the eggs then put in the skillet then "cook until the eggs stick to the back of the spoon".

Ok, reread what you originally wrote, well up above it says cook the eggs. So you're cooking them before adding to the pasta Hon 'Cook until the eggs stick to the back of the spoon', sounds like lightly cooked scrambled eggs, the eggs will continue to cook a bit from the heat of the noodles after you've mixed everything together.:flowerforyou:

Least that's how I interpret the recipe:happy:

lucky1ns

Thanks! You guys rock!

Way to go on the drinking and smoking or lack thereof!

I quit smoking 2 years ago but still have to work on the booze.

Good for you!

smuehlbauer

Oh, thanks!
I'm going to tell you know that I could really go for a nice glass of wine right now! The drinking has been harder for me than the smoking, but I drank a lot!

jenlhugg

I have made a dish like this before, the eggs cook to the outside of the noodles and kind of coat them in eggy deliciousness. Hope it turned out!

selbyhutch

Carbonara!!

Laceylala

Yeah carbonara. I usually drain the pasta and mix the eggs into the pasta while its still hot so the egg cooks. You don't see it get white. Its just there. Its Really good with pancetta and sun dried tomatoes and sprinkled with some grated pram or gruyere. YUM

HealthyChanges2010

Ok after this thread I had to go find a healthy recipe for it, found one and posted it! I'd heard the word but really never knew what the dish actually was.

Thanks for those of you that passed that into on

Becca