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Bowl of pasta carbonara

Pasta Carbonara

Simple Kitchen Cooking

How to Make the Best Pasta Carbonara recipe. This pasta dish is a Personal favorite and for very good reasons. it is classic comfort food using simple ingredients that anyone can make.

Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Total Time 30 mins
Course Main Dishes
Cuisine Italian
Servings 4
Calories 629 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 270 g of dried Linguine/ spaghetti or rigatoni
  • 1 garlic clove squashed
  • 1 tsp of cracked black pepper
  • 70 g of grated parmesan
  • 220 g of pancetta lardons
  • 50/60 mls of white wine
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 1 whole egg

Instructions
 

  • Heat a large frying pan and rub the garlic clove all over the base (remove clove)
  • Add in the crushed peppercorns and toast them for 1 min or until you begin to get a strong pepper smell- remove the pepper & set aside
  • In the same pan cook the pancetta until the fat slightly changes colour at this stage pour in the wine and simmer for 2/3 mins , until wine is mostly reduced
  • Meanwhile bring a large pot of salted water to the boil and cook the pasta until al dente
  • In a small bowl beat together the yolks and the extra egg stir in most of the Parmesan and all of the toasted pepper
  • Drain the pasta reserving some of the cooking water
  • Stir the pasta it into the pancetta along with 1/2 a ladle (apprx 115-125ml) of pasta water
  • Turn off the heat
  • Whisk one ladle (apprx 230-250ml) of warm pasta water in the egg mix and quickly stir it into the pasta pan
  • Top with the remainder of the parmesan and eat straight away
  • Garnish with fresh basil, oregano or marjoram
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