Authentic Carbonara Recipe
Authentic carbonara is an easy Italian dish to make and only has a handful of ingredients - egg yolks, guanciale, Pecorino Romano, black pepper, pasta water and spaghetti
Equipment
- Large Saucepans
- Mixing Bowl
- Whisk
- Measuring Spoons
- Kitchen Scales / Cups
- Wooden Spoon
- Spatula
- Colander
Ingredients
- 6 Egg Yolks, medium sized eggs
- 150 g Guanciale, cut into strips (5 oz)
- 50 g Pecorino Romano Cheese, grated (½ Cup)
- Black Pepper, to taste
- 400 g Spaghetti (14 oz)
Instructions
- Boil water in a large saucepan for the spaghetti
- Add the guanciale to a pan and fry for 10/15 minutes, no need for oil as it will cook in its own fat
- Mix the egg yolks and Pecorino Romano cheese together with a whisk to make a think paste and add black pepper to taste
- Once water is boiling add spaghetti and cook as packet instructions
- Before spaghetti has finishing cooking add a table spoon of pasta water to the egg and cheese mixture and stir in
- Drain spaghetti, but save the pasta water
- Add the spaghetti to the guanciale and stir in
- Then add the egg and cheese mixture to the spaghetti and mix in
- Add another tablespoon of pasta water to the spaghetti mixture and mix in
- Then your Spaghetti Carbonara is ready to serve