Spaghetti Carbonara

Pecorino Romano cheese

🥗Healthier: Parmesan cheese

💰Cheaper: Grana Padano

Parmesan is lower in fat and Grana Padano is often less expensive.

guanciale

🥗Healthier: bacon

💰Cheaper: pancetta

Bacon is more widely available and pancetta is a budget-friendly alternative.

Boil water in a large pot.

Add approximately 350 grams of spaghetti to the boiling water for four people.

Cut 300 grams of guanciale into squares and place it in a frying pan without any fat to render its internal oil and make it crispy.

Once the guanciale is crispy, combine it with the cooked spaghetti.

In a bowl, beat 3 eggs and mix in grated Parmesan cheese.

Quickly combine the hot spaghetti and guanciale with the egg mixture to prevent the eggs from cooking too much.

The heat from the pasta and the rendered fat from the guanciale should create a creamy sauce.

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