Spaghettini alla Carbonara from Pasta Italian Style by Patricia Lousada

Ingredients

• salt and freshly ground black pepper
• 1 oz (25 g) butter
• 3 egg yolks
• 6 oz (175 g) lean smoked bacon, cut into ¼-inch (5 mm) strips
• 2 tablespoons (2 X 15 ml spoon) vegetable or olive oil
• 3 oz (75 g) freshly grated parmesan (or mature Cheddar) cheese
• ½ glass of white wine (optional)
• 5 fl oz (150 ml) carton of single cream
• 12 oz (350 g) quick cooking spaghetti or other thin spaghetti
• 3 cloves of garlic, peeled and slightly crushed