Traditional Carbonara
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A cost-effective, traditional Italian carbonara recipe that uses simple, high-quality ingredients to create a rich and flavorful dish without the need for cream.
00:30:00 total
Serves 4
medium
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Ingredients
- guanciale - watch the video to see (cured pork)
- pasta water - watch the video to see (salted)
- egg yolks - watch the video to see
- black pepper - watch the video to see
- cheese - watch the video to see (Parmesan reggiano, as a substitute for Pecorino)
Instructions
- Prepare Pasta Water: Add some salted pasta water to a pan to use instead of a cream sauce.
- Cook Pasta: Before dropping the pasta in boiling water, make sure to have some heat under the pan with pasta water.
- Combine Ingredients: Render guanciale until it releases its flavor, then combine with the pasta, egg yolks, and black pepper, mixing thoroughly.
- Finish with Cheese: Microplane some Parmesan reggiano over the top as a substitute for Pecorino to bring all the flavors together.
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