National Carbonara Day Best Spaghetti Carbonara Recipe
Pasta Carbonara is sometimes complicated, but it doesn't have to be! Here's my recipe for this simple 4-ingredient dish that the entire family will love!
Servings4
Ingredients
1egg + 3 egg yolksroom temperature
2ouncesof grated pecorino or parmesan cheeseor 1oz and 1oz of both
1/4poundthick-cut bacon or Guanciale or pancettacut into small pieces
1poundBarilla spaghetti
Black pepper
Instructions
Make the pancetta:
In a large pan, fry the pancetta until almost crisp, then set aside.
Reserve 1-2 tablespoons of the fat in the pan. (you’ll be putting the pasta into this same pan in a few minutes)
Make the sauce:
Whisk together the eggs and cheese. Set aside.
Boil the pasta until it’s al dente. Reserve 1 cup of the pasta water and then drain the pasta.
In the pan that you cooked the pancetta, reheat the pancetta slightly if needed.
Keeping the pan on low heat, add the pasta to the pan with the pancetta.
Stir 1/2 of the pasta water into the egg and cheese mixture, then pour over the pasta.
Toss the pasta to thoroughly coat with the sauce, adding more pasta water to achieve a creamy consistency.
Serve immediately with extra cheese and lots of black pepper.