Spaghetti Carbonara
2 Servings
20 min
Spaghetti Carbonara is one of my favourite pasta dishes! I love how creamy it is, it always amazes me how the authentic version of this dish doesn't include any cream. It's simply the starch from the pasta water combining and emulsifying with the cheese and egg yolks which creates a silky delicious sauce.
I like to use Pancetta in my recipe because its easy to get hold off, but guanciale is better if you can get your hands on it. If not, use streaky bacon.
I have listed pecorino romano here as the cheese of choice, but if you can't find that use parmesan cheese instead.
Spaghetti Carbonara
Recipe details
- 2 Servings
- Prep time: 5 Minutes Cook time: 15 Minutes Total time: 20 min
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Pasta water is very weak if you boil pasta in the typical 6 quarts per lb. For the smaller amount in this recipe, you should use less water to begin with,
I use a pain-de-mie pan and 5 cups of water / lb. I boil it until the water almost disappears. The flavorful starch is concentrated and you are not throwing it down the drain. Talk about a thickener for the sauce!