Authentic home cooking from Italy, with US measurements.

Originally published on Cookpad Italy as La mia carbonara con pancetta affumicata

My Carbonara with Smoked Bacon

Name: My Carbonara with Smoked Bacon
Total time: 2400 s
Yield: Serves 3 servings
Ingredients: 10.5 oz spaghetti (300 grams); 7 oz smoked bacon (200 grams); 3 egg yolks; Black pepper, to taste; Grated Parmesan cheese, to taste; Water, for boiling

chiara @chiara76

lombardia

I love carbonara in all its forms—land, sea, or even vegetarian. This is one of the many versions I could eat all the time. Sorry if it's not as creamy as the traditional carbonara, but in my house, if the egg isn't cooked, we don't eat it!

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Ingredients

40 min

Serves 3 servings

10.5 ozspaghetti (300 grams)
7 ozsmoked bacon (200 grams)
3egg yolks
Black pepper, to taste
Grated Parmesan cheese, to taste
Water, for boiling

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Steps

40 min

1

Cut the bacon into strips and sauté it in a small pan.
2

In a bowl, beat the egg yolks, add the Parmesan cheese and black pepper, and mix to make a creamy sauce.
3

Cook the spaghetti in salted boiling water, then drain and toss with the egg sauce. Add the bacon with its fat on top. Adjust with more Parmesan cheese and enjoy!