Nur Speck und Knoblauch in den Taschen.

A meal inspired by Song Roter Stern by the German band In Extremo. It’s a derivative of the classic Aglio e Oglio for those who have some belly pork over and want to cook something quick, but tasty.

Ingredients

• Spaghetti (about 100 to 150gr per Person)
• Bacon Strips or Bacon Bits
• Parsley
• Olive Oil
• Garlic Cloves (to your liking, usually one or two is a good choice)
• Salt

Preparations

• If not done already, cut bacon into small pegs or bits
• Peel garlic clove(s)
• Chop parsley into fine pieces

Steps

• Boil water in a large pot
• Add a good bunch of salt and spaghetti to it
• Heat up a pan and brown the bacon
• Remove the bacon from the pan, but keep the melted fat inside, turn heat down
• When the spaghetti are nearly done, take a cup of the spaghetti water out of your pot
• Drain the spaghetti into a colander and put the spaghetti into the pan
• Add olive oil and some spoons of the spaghetti water to the pan
• Sprinkle the roasted bacon and the parsley over the spaghetti
• Mix well
• Heat it up again, but don’t let it burn

Serve!

Side Dishes

This dish can be served as a side dish, but usually has no own side dishes. But don’t forget your Parmesan!