Simple Start Carbonara

Ingredients:
60g Spaghetti  pasta
2 x Bacon Medallions
½ a clove of garlic - peeled and finely chopped
1 cup of button mushrooms - thinly sliced
½ cup of frozen peas, defrosted
1 large egg yolks
50g quark
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Method:

1. Bring a large saucepan of lightly salted water to the boil. Add pasta and boil until el-dente. 
2. Cook the bacon in a non stick frying pan for 3-4 minutes. Add the garlic and mushrooms.
3. Add the peas cook for 1 minute to heat through.
4. In a small bowl, whisk the egg yolk and quark together with some seasoning.
5. Ladle some of the pasta cooking water into a cup and set aside.
6. Drain the pasta. 
7. Place them back in the saucepan. 
8. Add the bacon and vegetable mixture and stir through. 
9. Remove from the heat and stir in the egg and quark mixture, adding 2-3 tablespoons of the reserve cooking water to loosen the sauce a little. 
10. Stir thoroughly until the pasta is coated.
11. (Ensure pasta is piping hot while doing this to allow the egg mixture to cook.)
12. Serve immediately.