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Spaghetti Carbonara
Recipe No. 09 · Italian
Italian Free recipe

Spaghetti Carbonara

Silky egg-and-pecorino sauce clinging to spaghetti with crisp guanciale and black pepper.

25 minTotal time
4Servings
4.8Rating
MediumLevel

Ingredients

  • 1 lb spaghetti
  • 6 oz guanciale, diced
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 1 whole egg
  • 1 cup pecorino, grated
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • Salt
  • Reserved pasta water

Method

  1. 1 Boil the spaghetti in well-salted water until al dente.
  2. 2 Render the guanciale until crisp in a wide pan.
  3. 3 Whisk yolks, egg, pecorino, and pepper, then loosen with a splash of pasta water.
  4. 4 Toss the drained pasta off heat with the guanciale and egg mixture until glossy.