Spaghetti carbonara

Difficulty level: Easy - Medium
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 15-20 minutes
Allergen info: Contains dairy, gluten, meat
Spaghetti carbonara
Difficulty level: Easy - Medium
Prep time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 15-20 minutes
Allergen info: Contains dairy, gluten, meat
Steps
- 1
Finely grate parmesan. Set quarter portion aside for later.
- 2
Whisk eggs in a bowl until no strands are left. Add 3/4 parmesan to bowl and whisk again.
- 3
Chop pancetta/ bacon strips into small chunks.
- 4
In a large container, heat water on medium flame. Add 1 tsp salt and 1 tsp olive oil. Add spaghetti to container and boil until almost al dente. This should take about 7-9 minutes. (Keep an eye on container and avoid bringing pasta to al dente point as further cooking is pending.
- 5
Strain water and pasta set aside in two separate bowls for further use.
- 6
In a different container, heat 3 tbsp of oil over medium heat. Add pancetta chunks until they have turned crispy brown. Keep stirring occasionally This should take about 7- 8 minutes. ) Set only 1 tbsp oil aside for later use and scoop pancetta chunks and set aside.
- 7
Using the same oil and container, add a little more than 1 cup of reserved/ strained pasta water from earlier and heat on medium flame.
Add pasta and cook, stirring continuously, until al dente. Turn off flame. - 8
To the egg + cheese mix, add 1/4 cup of reserved pasta water and 1 tbsp of oil fat. Turn flame on, and add this mix to pasta bit by bit, stirring slowly and continuously. Preferably, use a pair of tongs to hold chunks of pasta while pouring in the mix. Keep container on low flame.
- 9
Keep stirring till cheese and egg melt, forming glossy coat over pasta. This should take about 2- 3 minutes.
- 10
Remove pasta from flame and stir in pancetta chunks.
- 11
Sprinkle remaining grated parmesan cheese on top and salt / pepper according to taste.
NOTE: Serve immediately as parmesan tends to harden very quickly.
Bon Appetit!
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