Classic Carbonara recipe Eat the pasta very hot, while the sauce is still smooth and creamy. Spaghetti Pasta Carbonara—indulgent and delicious, yet so easy! Learn how to make carbonara sauce with bacon or pancetta and loads of parmesan.

Ingredients of Classic Carbonara recipe

  1. You need 2 of eggs.
  2. You need 50 grams of pancetta(or you may use bacon if you like).
  3. Prepare 2 tbsp of olive oil.
  4. Prepare 300 grams of Spaghetti.
  5. It's 1 tsp of black pepper.
  6. It's 150 grams of grated Peggorino(if you can't find this kind of cheese,feel free to use mozarella or swiss).
  7. Prepare 1 liter of water for boiling.

Classic Carbonara recipe instructions

  1. Bring the water to boil then add about a teaspoon of salt to it. After it starts to make really big bubbles,add your spaghetti..
  2. After your spaghetti is ready,drain them. But DO NOT throw away the water,because you need to make the carbonara sauce with it..
  3. Pour the olive oil in a pan and fry the Pancetta until it becomes translucent. Then add your pasta and stir for 2-4 minutes..
  4. Take 1/2 a cup of the water where your pasta has boiled and add it to the pancetta&spaghetti. Stir slowly for another 2-5 minutes. If your the spaghetti looks dry, add more water..
  5. Season with salt and pepper as you prefer. Add 100 grams of the grated Peggorino..
  6. Remove from heat and add the eggs. Stir until the eggs are scrambled..
  7. Serve it with the remaining Peggorino on top..

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