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Spaghetti Carbonara
A true carbonara — eggs, pecorino and pancetta, no cream needed.
Medium · 25 min (10 prep + 15 cook) · serves 4
Ingredients
- • 400g spaghetti
- • 150g pancetta, diced
- • 3 eggs
- • 2 egg yolks
- • 80g pecorino, finely grated, plus extra to serve
- • Black pepper
- • Salt
Method
- Cook the spaghetti in well-salted boiling water until al dente, reserving a cup of pasta water before draining.
- While the pasta cooks, fry the pancetta in a dry pan until crisp and golden.
- Whisk the eggs, egg yolks and pecorino together with plenty of black pepper.
- Add the drained hot pasta to the pancetta pan off the heat and toss.
- Pour in the egg mixture, tossing constantly, adding splashes of reserved pasta water until glossy and creamy.
- Serve immediately with extra pecorino and black pepper.
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