Authentic Carbonara Pasta

Ingredients -

400g (14.1oz) - Spaghetti
4 - Large Free Range Egg Yolks
45g (1.6oz) - Pecorino Romano Cheese, Freshly Grated (Substitute for Parmigiano Reggiano)
250g (8.8oz) - Guanciale (Substitute for Pancetta or Bacon)
Black Pepper To Taste

Method -

Bring a pot of salted water to a boil and cook the pasta 1 minute less than the instructions.

Add the egg yolks and Pecorino Romano cheese to a mixing bowl and whisk to combine. Set aside.

Place a large pan over medium-high, and whilst it is cold, add the Guanciale and gently fry it off for 5 minutes until it becomes crispy and the fat has rendered. There will be quite a bit of fat; if it’s too much for you, you can remove some, but I recommend leaving it in. Turn off the heat.

Add the pasta straight from the water into the pan with the Guanciale, reserving 1 cup (250ml) of pasta water. Add the egg yolk and cheese mix and vigorously mix until everything is smooth. It would be best if you worked fast here as the egg can start to scramble. Once combined, adjust the consistency with the pasta water until you reach the desired consistency and it’s nice and creamy. You may not need all the pasta water.

Serve the carbonara in bowls and top with the crispy Guanciale. Grate over fresh Pecorino Romano cheese and top with cracked black pepper (optional). Dig in.

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[CraigAshleyHawes]

Little trick I do, I add the pasta water to the eggs and cheese before hand and then add it

[patricknazar]

If anyone is wondering, as I didn't hear it mentioned or see it anywhere, that's Pecorino Romano cheese. At least, it's meant to be.

[gaggabrava]

I'm Roman and I want to congratulate to you for the tradictional way to make carbonara, just you need to remind ppl to avoid to salt the water too much, cos the cheese you're going to use is Pecorino Romano cheese which is very salted.

[falsearbitrator]

The pronunciation of guancaile was destroying me

[edithguizatorres]

Se ve muy rico el platillo
Y sencillo
Gracias por compartirlo.

[andreaandolina]

Just perfect. Although I must say if you don't grill the rinds and eat them like chips you are missing out (heart surgery mostly, but they are so good)

[daviewizzle]

Remember who follows this to take the pan off the heat before you add your pecorino and egg mix, and don’t have the pasta water too hot.
Love Carbonara

[Phantasiafan]

I just ordered some guanciale on Amazon because it’s not in any stores around me that I’ve seen. Going to make it this exact way and looking very forward to it! Seems so easy and simple

[chilloutcentral]

That is probably the best carbonara. A Saturday afternoon favourite with a glass of wine

[mercedesvelasquez]

I say Pasta Queen would approve of this delicious proper made pasta

[matte.o_g]

I'm an Italian you made a good job my only suggestion is less cheese or more yolks, it has to be creamy

[mariadoloresmauro]

When I have been visiting my Italian family in Rome I brought for home in Spain a piece of Pecorino Romano it was delicious.. But I don't find here it very often.. Most easily I find Grana Padano and Parmigiano Reggiano are very very good too...

[BrandyWine-]

This looks delicious!! Thank you for the recipe ❤
And I would have pronounced "guanciale" the same way you did, lol but it's pronounced 'gwaan - chaa - lay'.

[pegacis]

I was making carbonara and was pretty sure I have the recipe down but checked on YouTube while in the middle of cooking to see if I’d forgotten anything, and realised I had cut the meat with the rind in it, so spent the last 10 minutes cutting the rind of the off the tiny cubes while this video plays 100 times in the background

[barrelswow]

People sleeping on Luciano's recipe. Use the fat from your guanciale and whisk it in with your eggs and in a pan using au bain marie, add cheese later. Just like you do with butter in a hollandaise sauce. Elevates your carbonara to the next level.

[MichiGen]

I did Carbonara like this yesterday and it has been delicious! Haven't used guanciale specifically though, so I have to do that next time.

[Elena.G.Salvatore]

Looks amazing with the perfect amount of pepper😋

[czemuczemuczemu]

My carbonara turned out amazing, thanks!

[quovlads]

I have just tried it out and these are proper and easy to do carbonara, thanks so much ❤

[Saxtafunkta-fecta]

Mama Theresa, s in Kingsford Sydney Australia I could never find an Italian restaurant that matched it sadly closed thank you mama