🍝 Creamy Spicy Bacon Pasta (Rose Pasta Style)

🧾 INGREDIENTS (Serves 2)

🔹 Pasta

• 200 g spaghetti

🔹 Bacon

• 150 g bacon (sliced)

🔹 Sauce (Rose Cream Sauce)

• 1 tbsp butter
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 3 cloves garlic (minced)
• 1 tbsp gochujang (Korean chili paste) (or chili flakes as substitute)
• 1/2 cup tomato sauce
• 1 cup heavy cream
• 50 g Parmesan cheese
• Salt & black pepper

🔹 Toppings

• Chili flakes
• Chopped green onions
• Sesame seeds (optional)

🔥 INSTRUCTIONS

Step 1: Cook Pasta

• Boil spaghetti in salted water until al dente
• Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water

Step 2: Cook Bacon

• Pan-fry bacon until crispy
• Remove and set aside
• Keep a little bacon fat in pan for flavor

Step 3: Make Sauce

1. Add butter + olive oil
2. Sauté garlic until fragrant
3. Add gochujang → stir
4. Add tomato sauce + cream
5. Simmer until slightly thick
6. Add Parmesan → melt

Step 4: Combine

• Add pasta + a bit of pasta water
• Toss until sauce coats evenly

Step 5: Plate

• Twirl pasta neatly
• Top with crispy bacon
• Sprinkle chili flakes + green onion

💡 PRO TIPS

🔥 Signature “rose sauce” taste

• Balance = creamy + spicy + slightly sweet
  👉 Add a pinch of sugar if too acidic

🥓 Bacon game strong

• Cook until edges slightly charred → smoky flavor tăng level

🧀 Extra creamy hack

• Add 1 tbsp cream cheese → sauce siêu mịn

⚠️ COMMON MISTAKES

• ❌ Sauce too thin → cook longer or add cheese
• ❌ Too spicy → add more cream
• ❌ Pasta dry → add pasta water

📊 CALORIES (approx)

• ~700–900 kcal per serving