Classic Spaghetti Carbonara
An authentic Roman carbonara with a glossy egg and cheese sauce that clings to every strand of spaghetti. Crispy guanciale and sharp Pecorino make this dish unforgettable.
Ingredients
- 1 lb spaghetti
- 8 oz guanciale (or pancetta)
- 4 large egg yolks
- 1 large whole egg
- 1 cup Pecorino Romano (finely grated)
- 2 tsp black pepper (freshly cracked)
- for pasta water salt
Five Ingredients, Infinite Satisfaction
Carbonara is the dish that taught me the most important lesson in cooking: you do not need a dozen ingredients to make something extraordinary. Eggs, cheese, pork, pepper, pasta. That is it. Five ingredients, no cream (never cream), and a technique that turns them into one of the most luxurious, silky pasta dishes on the planet. Every single time I make this, I am reminded that simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
If you can master carbonara, you
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