Pasta alla carbonara
Fri 04 November 2022
The traditional dish and my favorite. No cream!!!
Ingredients (2 people)
- 200 g of your favorite pasta (spaghetti is recommended)
- 70 g guanciale (alternatively pancetta. No bacon!!!)
- 100 g pecorino
- 3 eggs
- pepper
Instructions
- Prepare egg and pecorino mixture.
- Finely grate the pecorino.
- Crack the eggs into a small bowl and whisk until slightly frothy.
- Add pecorino to the eggs and mix well.
- Add generous amout of pepper.
- Dice the guanciale.
- Dry fry the guanciale until crispy.
- Greatly lower heat of the pan.
- Boil 2 liters of water with 20 g of salt in a LARGE pot.
- Cook pasta one minute less than al dente.
- Add eggs and pecorino mixture, pasta, and some pasta water to the pan.
- Gently mix everything together.
- Keep stiring gently until mixture thickens. Be patient and don't turn up the heat. You don't want to make scrambled eggs!
- Serve in a deep plate and top it off with some freshly ground pepper.
