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Pasta alla Carbonara

Pasta alla carbonara - The original Italian recipe  is prepared with the guanciale (cured pork jowl), egg yolks (1 egg yolk for each diner), a whole egg, grated pecorino, preferably Roman PDO, salt and pepper.
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Pasta alla Carbonara

 Pasta alla carbonara – The original Italian recipe  is prepared with the guanciale (cured pork jowl), egg yolks (1 egg yolk for each diner), a whole egg, grated pecorino, preferably Roman PDO, salt and pepper.

Pasta alla Carbonara
Pasta alla Carbonara

The recipe calls for the use of guanciale and not bacon, which must be browned without adding other condiments such as oil or butter.

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Pasta alla Carbonara - Guanciale
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Avoid the egg being added to the pot until it is on the fire. If the temperature is above 75°C (167°F), in fact, it will be cooked very quickly, thickening and ruining the perfect carbonara.

Does real carbonara have cream?

The recipe does not include any ingredient as onion, garlic or cream.

Why this dish is called Carbonara?

Pasta alla carbonara is a typical recipe from Rome and the province.

Regarding the origin of this recipe, it is not clear where it may come from, also because there is no trace of this recipe in the old recipe books of Roman cuisine.

Pasta alla carbonara is mentioned for the first time after the liberation of Rome, in 1944, the American soldiers arrived in Italy, had tried to recreate a dish familiar to them using known ingredients like eggs, guanciale (similar to the bacon), and spaghetti.

Pasta alla Carbonara
Pasta alla Carbonara

Another thesis, instead, wants that the carbonara was invented by the charcoal burners, who in Roman dialect are called “carbonari”. They prepared it using ingredients that were easy to find and store.

The pasta shapes most used for carbonara pasta are penne and above all spaghetti that keeps cooking and mix well with the ingredients.

Pasta alla Carbonara

Pasta alla Carbonara

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Pasta alla carbonara – The original Italian recipe  is prepared with the guanciale (cured pork jowl), egg yolks (1 egg yolk for each diner), a whole egg, grated pecorino, preferably Roman PDO, salt and pepper.
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 15 mins
Total Time 30 mins
Course Main Courses
Cuisine Italian
Servings 4 (servings)
Calories

Ingredients
  

  • 350 g spaghetti 12.35 oz
  • 100 g guanciale cured pork jowl 3.5 oz
  • 75 g grated Roman Pecorino cheese 5 tbsp
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 1 whole egg
  • salt and pepper

Instructions
 

  • Cut the guanciale into small pieces.
  • Brown it in a pan.No need for oil, the guanciale is already fat, greasy on its own.
  • Beat the eggs in a bowl, season with pepper and 3/4 of Pecorino, then stir to mix thoroughly.
  • Cook the pasta al dente, drain and sauté in a hot pan to season it well with the fat from the guanciale.
  • Add a little cooking water.
  • Turn off the heat and submerge with the beaten and stirred eggs, continuing to add the rest of the pecorino.
  • Pay attention to the consistency, which must be creamy, but not liquidy.
  • Serve, sprinkle with freshly ground pepper, and…

Notes

ENJOY!
Keyword carbonara pasta, italian pasta
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