Pasta Carbonara
Creamy Roman pasta with eggs, guanciale or bacon, and Pecorino Romano cheese made with no cream.
serves 4
Ingredients
- 5 oz guanciale or thick-cut bacon, diced
- 1 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- 4 large egg yolks
- 1 cup grated Pecorino Romano cheese
- 1 tbsp freshly cracked black pepper
- 2 cups reserved pasta cooking water
- 14 oz spaghetti, linguine, or bucatini
Steps
- cook guanciale until crispy 5 min
- reserve and whisk in 2-3 tbsp pasta water
- whisk egg mixture 1 min
- cook al dente 8-10 min
- combine with pasta and fat 30 sec
Source: The Modern Proper
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