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Carbonara

2/13/2018

18 Comments

 
I LOVE carbonara!! It's so simple with minimal ingredients and I feel like that always makes for the best pasta dishes. The following recipe makes enough for two really hungry people or three friends who feel like having a smaller portion!
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What You Need
  • 1/2 box of pasta - I prefer bucatini 
  • 3-4 egg yolks, more if you want to top the pasta nests with egg yolks
  • 1 cup shredded pecorino romano cheese
  • 1 teaspoon freshly crushed black pepper
  • 1 cup of guanciale (pork cheek) (pancetta or 4-6 slices of thick cut bacon work too if you're in a pinch)
What To Do
  1. Bring a large pot of salted water to boil and cook the pasta according to package instructions.
  2. Separate the egg yolks and whites - discard the whites and keep the yolks.
  3. Mix the cheese with the egg yolks in a large bowl until it forms a paste, season with a pinch of black pepper and set aside. 
  4. Dice the guanciale into 1/4 inch cubes and cook in a skillet until done (about 10 minutes.) If you're using chopped pancetta, just cook it as is until crispy. If you're using bacon, slice the pieces into 1/4" cubes and cook in a skillet until crispy.
  5. Put the freshly cooked pasta straight out of the boiling water into the large bowl with the egg yolk and cheese mixture and toss it around quickly, this movement will melt the cheese evenly and stop the eggs from curdling in the heat. Mix in the pork - I usually save a little handful of it for dressing up my pasta pile at the end.
  6. Swirl the pasta into little nests and top each serving with more cheese, bacon and an egg yolk. (Add and break an extra egg yolk on top of the hot pasta for an extra luscious sauce.)
18 Comments
Rosalba
4/3/2018 07:05:29 am

Hy
Nice try
But this is not Carbonara
Please ( and i’m asking it ti the entire world) just stop messing up with Italian cousine. Carbonara is sacred

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Jane
4/3/2018 10:24:38 am

Hi, did you not read the opening bit to this blog post? I’m aware this isn’t traditional carbonara. Everyone likes their own things and it wouldn’t be my recipe if it was traditional carbonara!

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Aleph_Kaf_Aleph
6/27/2018 09:02:32 pm

Gorgeous! Thank you! 🙏 (What's eating Rosalba)?
Oy, Rosalba! What gives?
#carbsaresacred

Luna
1/3/2019 09:53:08 am

You're taste buds are correct so trust your gut, peas are definitely an American addition to carbonara so you were actually being pretty authentic to not want to eat them :)

Gabriella link
9/11/2018 06:50:11 pm

If there’s one thing that really ruins Italian cuisine, it’s the people who incessantly shout ‘that’s not the traditional Italian recipe’. Snore.

This looks DIVINE! And I love how you use just egg yolks - will be giving this a try and sticking one up to Rosalba as I do :)

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kb
9/11/2018 06:54:10 pm

go to another website to get a traditional carbonara recipe then. no need to criticize janey- she’s an awesome chef and a great person and you are rude and ignorant.

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Wendy
9/11/2018 11:53:09 pm

Oh, come on. Everyone has different variations of dishes and they might not be traditional to the T. As long as it tastes good there shouldn’t be a problem.

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Jill
9/12/2018 07:18:06 am

Her creation is not hurting you or traditional carbonara. No one is forcing you to try it.
#justbeniceplease

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mary
9/26/2018 09:10:53 am

OMG SO RUDE!!! this look delish and it looks better than traditional. Keep negative remarks to yourself! Gee

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Lars
4/7/2018 05:21:31 am

So Rosalba, what your recipe for Carbonara? ;)

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Slothness Monster
9/11/2018 09:55:45 pm

Ive been wanting to make a Carbonara and this is the first one that looks good to me....cant wait to try. Love that theres no heavy cream in this!!

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Karyn
10/17/2018 12:45:48 pm

I made this the other day! I used light cheddar and bacon. I find pancetta extremely salty and prefer to use bacon. It was so cool seeing your post about this when I got on IG today. I might try the peas as I’m wanting this again. I’ll have to visit your blog more. I still haven’t made that chili oil. Lol.

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Rachel k
1/23/2019 05:18:23 pm

Made the carbonara tonight. Very good Jane. Thanks. I added some pasta water to thin it. Aside from that I was very happy with the dish. I’m gonna make the Brie mac and cheese next.

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Allison
3/27/2019 05:25:22 pm

Just tried this recipe for my boyfriend and I and it came out great!! Seriously restaurant quality. I diluted the thickness of the egg mixture with some butter and pasta water and it came out smooth and delicious. Thanks for the awesome recipe!

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Steph
4/16/2020 04:42:49 pm

I’m not sure why but my sauce coagulated very thickly. I couldn’t spread the egg sauce very well and could see it, not very buttery on my pasta.

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Tayler link
10/2/2020 06:35:50 pm

My go to carbonara recipe! So delicious and rich. Thank you so much for your pasta recipes, you're literally the best!

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Jane
10/3/2020 06:07:45 pm

Thank you so much!!! Appreciate you taking the time to leave a comment on my blog post! <3

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Sarah Y.
7/15/2021 02:55:21 pm

So excited to try for dinner tonight! We had Popeyes pasta last night and it was a hit!!

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