Recipe No. 09 · Italian
Italian
Free recipe
Spaghetti Carbonara
Silky egg-and-pecorino sauce clinging to spaghetti with crisp guanciale and black pepper.
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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 Boil the spaghetti in well-salted water until al dente.
- 2 Render the guanciale until crisp in a wide pan.
- 3 Whisk yolks, egg, pecorino, and pepper, then loosen with a splash of pasta water.
- 4 Toss the drained pasta off heat with the guanciale and egg mixture until glossy.