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Spaghetti alla Carbonara

Spaghetti alla Carbonara

Course Pasta
Cuisine Italian

Equipment

  • Whisk
  • Mixing Bowl
  • Sauté pan
  • Pasta Pot

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb Dry Spaghetti
  • 2 lg Eggs
  • 3 lg Egg Yolks
  • 2 oz Parmigiano Reggiano
  • 2 oz Pecorino
  • 4 oz Gunciale
  • 2 tsp Black Pepper
  • 1/4 tsp Kosher Salt
  • 1 c Starchy Pasta Water
  • 2 tbsp Rendered Guanciale Fat

Instructions
 

  • Boil salted water and cook the spaghetti al dente (usually one minute under the listed cook time)
  • Cook guanciale (pancetta or bacon work too)
  • Reserve 2 tbsp of rendered guanciale fat
  • Whisk eggs, egg yolks, and salt
  • Reserve 1 cup of starchy pasta water and strain the pasta
  • Return the pasta to the pot and toss it with the rendered fat
  • Slowly temper 1/3 of the starchy water into the egg mixture while rapidly whisking it until it comes together as a creamy sauce with a silky texture (add more if needed)
  • Toss sauce with pasta
  • Pepper liberally and serve