Spaghetti alla Carbonara

Learning to cook Italian

Creamy, comforting, and full of flavour with just a handful of simple ingredients.

🛒 Ingredients (serves 2):

1/2 white onion chopped thinly (optional)

200g spaghetti

100g pancetta

2 large egg yolks

1 whole egg

50g Parmesan, finely grated

Freshly ground black pepper

Salt for pasta water

🍳 Method:

1. Boil the pasta:
   Cook spaghetti in salted boiling water until al dente. Save 1/2 cup of the pasta water before draining.
2. Fry the pancetta:
   In a pan, cook pancetta on medium heat until golden and crispy. Turn off the heat. (wee added some onion at this stage too)
3. Make the sauce:
   In a bowl, whisk the egg yolks, whole egg, grated Parmesan, and a generous amount of black pepper.
4. Combine:
   Add the hot (but not boiling!) drained pasta into the pan with pancetta. Toss to combine and cool slightly.
5. Stir in the egg mixture:
   Off the heat, pour the egg and cheese mix into the pasta. Stir quickly so the eggs don’t scramble — they should form a silky sauce. Add a little reserved pasta water if it’s too thick.
6. Serve immediately:
   Top with more Parmesan and cracked black pepper.
7. I topped with little bit of Italian Parsley from the decking just to finish it off and it was delicious

Buon appetito! 🍝