Creamy Pasta Carbonara Recipe | Better Than a Restaurant!

guanciale

🥗Healthier: pancetta

💰Cheaper: bacon

Pancetta is more accessible, while bacon offers a budget-friendly option.

Pecorino Romano cheese

🥗Healthier: Parmesan cheese

💰Cheaper: Grana Padano

Parmesan is a lower-fat alternative, and Grana Padano is often less expensive.

Prepare the ingredients for spaghetti carbonara for three servings.

Boil water for cooking the pasta.

Separate the yolks from the eggs, using three yolks and one whole egg.

Mix the egg yolks and whole egg together in a bowl.

Add around 75g of cheese into the egg mixture, reserving some for serving.

Add black pepper to the egg and cheese mixture, adjusting to taste.

Slice the smoked raw bacon into cubes, removing the skin.

Place the bacon in a relatively cool pan over below medium heat to melt slowly.

Add salt to the boiling water, aiming for a taste like the sea, using about 2-3 teaspoons for 2.5 liters of water.

Cook the spaghetti in the boiling water for about 10 minutes until al dente.

Continue cooking the bacon until it becomes crispy, which should take around 10 minutes.

Once the pasta is cooked, reserve half a cup of the pasta water and drain the rest.

Add the hot pasta to the pan with the bacon and mix thoroughly to coat the pasta with the bacon fat.

Switch off the heat and add the egg and cheese mixture to the pasta, mixing quickly to avoid scrambling the eggs.

Add reserved pasta water as needed to achieve a creamy texture.

Top with remaining cheese and additional black pepper to taste.

Serve the spaghetti carbonara, optionally garnishing with basil leaves.

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