Easy Chicken Karaage Carbonara Recipe

Easily priced at $15-$20 on café menus, I tried making my version of foolproof restaurant standard creamy cabonara served with abundance of bacon and mushroom. The whole basket of ingredients probably cost less than ten bucks to serve two. Preparation time went well within thirty minutes. It's a relatively fun dish to cook at home. Trust me it's worth getting your hands dirty for an absolutely yummy meal! 

Recipe

Ingredients

3 Cloves of Garlic (sliced)

3 Strips of Bacon (sliced)

1 Cup of Wild Mushroom (sliced) 

250g of Pasta

1 3/4 cups of Cream 

4pcs Chicken Kaarage 

2 Egg Yolks 

½ Cup of Freshly Grated Parmesan Cheese 

1 tbsp of Pesto 

½  tbsp of Oregano 

1 tsp of finely chopped Parsley 

1 tbsp of Salt 

Directions

1. Put pasta into boiled water filled with a tsp of salt

2. Place chicken karaage in oven heated at 180 deg celsius for twenty minutes (You can choose to deep fry them)

3. On a separate bowl put together, cream, egg yolks, pesto and oregano to form a mixture

4. Once pasta is cooked, fry bacon in a hot and lightly oiled pan till crispy

5. Stir fry garlic and wild mushrooms

6. Mix the pasta together with the pan of mushroom, bacon and garlic 

7. Turn the stove to the lowest heat (to prevent scrambling the egg yolks) and pour in cream mixture, grated parmesan cheese, salt, pepper and chopped parsley 

8. Cook the pasta with the cream till desired consistency of the creamy is achieved 

9. Taste to check seasoning and add additional to fit individual preference 

10.   Plate chicken karaage on top of cabonara before serving 

The Tiramisu Hero

There was a need to satisfy our dessert craving after a visit to Chye Seng Huat, and what could be better than tiramisu served in a charmed and cute jar. As their name suggest, The Tiramisu Hero serves a myriad of tiramisu flavours from original, chocolate, matcha, kaya, lemon lavender and more. In addition, they offer snacks and mains to complete your café experience. We couldn’t be bothered flipping their menu due to a heavy brunch but we sprang to the counter to get our tiramisu ordered. There’s always room for dessert and I'd strongly live by that. 

The café is heavily conceptualized by their mascot, Sir Antonio. As we stepped into the café, we were greeted by its doodles on the wall, prints on the menu etc. Cheeky and cheerful vibes were evident probably because of how Sir Antonio was portrayed around. I’m sure the place would be a wonderland for kids and maybe girls. 

The Lemon Lavender Tiramisu ($7.50) was light and fragrant. Overall taste was refreshing but nothing much beyond that. 

As a green tea lover, I thought that The Matcha Tiramisu ($7.50) could have tasted better with more green tea flavor in it. 

The Baileys Tiramisu ($9.50) had a good punch of alcohol and the taste was well balanced. It was just nice and not too overpowering. 

Price wise, it wasn’t really a money back experience as it didn’t hit the bar either on quantity or quality (Just for the Tiramisu). Cute decorations and themed concept aside, there's nothing much to rave about. BUT, I’m sure it’s a darn good spot to spend your afternoon because they offer really quick wifi for an undisturbed afternoon to get some work done on your laptops.  

The Tiramisu Hero

121 Tyrwhitt Road Singapore 207548

Hours: 11am to 10pm (Wed closed)