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Name: Spaghetti alla Carbonara
Total time: 25 min
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: 400 g Spaghetti; 150 g Guanciale or pancetta; 4 Egg yolks; 80 g Pecorino Romano, grated; plenty Black pepper; for the pasta water Salt

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Spaghetti alla Carbonara

Ingredients6

Spaghetti400 g
Guanciale or pancetta150 g
Egg yolks4
Pecorino Romano, grated80 g
Black pepperplenty
Saltfor the pasta water

grainmeatdairy & eggspice & sauce

Method

Cook the spaghetti in well-salted water, 1 minute less than the package suggests.
Render the guanciale in a pan over medium heat until crisp.
Whisk the egg yolks with the pecorino and plenty of black pepper.
Reserve a cup of pasta water, then drain the pasta into the guanciale pan.
Off the heat, stir in the egg mixture, loosening with pasta water until glossy and creamy.
Serve with extra pecorino and black pepper.