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Ingredients list for spaghetti carbonara:
Serves: 2
- 1/2 lb (200g) of spaghetti
- About (50g) pancetta (or bacon)
- 1 whole egg + 2 yolks
- 4 tablespoons of grated pecorino
- tablespoons of grated parmesan
- 1 clove garlic
- Olive oil
- Salt and pepper
Directions
1. Cut the pancetta into cubes or sticks, then brown in a pan with a little olive oil and a whole peeled garlic clove. Ingredients have to be colored without burning. Cook for about 10 minutes.
2. In a bowl, whisk the whole egg and yolks with a fork, then add half of the Parmesan, pecorino, and pepper.
3. Boil a large amount of salted water in a saucepan. Cook the spaghetti “al dente”.
4. Drain the pasta. Set one cup of cooking water aside. In the bowl containing the eggs and cheese, add a few tablespoons of pasta cooking water and whisk to emulsify.
5. Pour over pasta and mix well. The sauce will gradually form a fluid cream (if necessary, add a little cooking water). Add pancetta (without garlic), a pinch of salt if needed, pepper, and sprinkle with the remaining pecorino.
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Ingredients
- 1/2 lb (200g) of spaghetti
- About (50g) pancetta (or bacon)
- 1 whole egg + 2 yolks
- 4 tablespoons of grated pecorino
- tablespoons of grated parmesan
- 1 clove garlic
- Olive oil
- Salt and pepper
Instructions
- Cut the pancetta into cubes or sticks, then brown in a pan with a little olive oil and a whole peeled garlic clove. Ingredients have to be colored without burning. Cook for about 10 minutes.
- In a bowl, whisk the whole egg and yolks with a fork, then add half of the Parmesan, pecorino, and pepper.
- Boil a large amount of salted water in a saucepan. Cook the spaghetti "al dente".
- Drain the pasta. Set one cup of cooking water aside. In the bowl containing the eggs and cheese, add a few tablespoons of pasta cooking water and whisk to emulsify. Pour over pasta and mix well. The sauce will gradually form a fluid cream (if necessary, add a little cooking water). Add pancetta (without garlic), a pinch of salt if needed, pepper, and sprinkle with the remaining pecorino.
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