Classic Pasta alla Carbonara
John Mauro
Sagene
- Type rett
- Porsjoner
- Hovedrett
- 2 hungry people
John Mauro sier
The first time I had this dish in Italy, I totally fell in love with it. Why something so simple could be also so delicious?
I tried to cook it at different times but I’ve always failed, even if it was so easy apparently to make.
Once, in Oslo, two of my previous roommates had a cooking battle between them about who had the best carbonara.
We invited different friends to decide who was the winner, and of course, the Italian girl won. It was such a fun day, where I also learned, from both of them, how to make the best carbonara.
So every time I have new friends or I want to impress people, I cook this easy but delicious dish.
For å lage dette trenger du
_300g Spaghetti or Rigatoni
_ 150g Guanciale or Bacon
_6pcs Egg Yolks
_ 50g Pecorino cheese or Parmesan cheese
_Black pepper (better if you use a pepper grinder)
_ Salt
Gjør følgende
_Dice the guanciale or bacon and cook it in a pan for 10 minutes with medium heat. It has to be crispy but not burnt.
When done, turn off the heat but keep the meat and its oil in the pan.
_Boil some water, put salt, and put the spaghetti or rigatoni. Cook until al dente.
_ In a separate bowl put together the egg yolks, the cheese, and a good amount of black pepper.
_Mix well until you have a creamy consistency.
_ When the pasta is al dente, save a 1/3 cup of the pasta water and then drain the pasta.
_Put the hot pasta in the pan with the bacon and mix well.
_Put the saved 1/3 cup pasta water in the bowl of the egg-cheese-pepper cream and mix well.
_ Add the pasta to the bowl and mix well.
_The pasta should be creamy and tasty. After plating add more grated cheese on top and grind more black pepper.
Buon appetito!
Ekstra info
You can buy the traditional Italian ingredients (pecorino cheese and guanciale) at Smak av Italia.
But if you’re budgeted or you’re lazy to go until there, parmesan cheese and bacon are ok too.
Just don’t serve it to Italians in case, or they will get MAD lol