7 INGREDIENTS • 7 STEPS • 13MINS

The Weeknight Carbonara

Name: The Weeknight Carbonara
Total time: PT780.0S
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 80 gram Parmesan Cheese; 400 gram Bucatini Pasta; 100 gram Guanciale; 5 Egg; 2 Egg; to taste Salt; to taste Ground Black Pepper

This Weeknight Carbonara recipe is great if you have some extra eggs laying around since you technically need 7 of them. Eggs, pork fat, and parmesan cheese make up the base of this rich and silky pasta. An easy-to-make dinner that the whole family will love!

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13MINS

Total Time

$4.65

Cost Per Serving

Ingredients

Servings

us / metric

1 cup

Parmesan Cheese, divided

50g for sauce and 30g for garnish

14 oz

Bucatini Pasta

3.5 oz

Guanciale

plus 2 Tbsp of the rendered fat

or Bacon or Pancetta

Large Eggs, separated

yolks only

Large Eggs

to taste

Salt

to taste

Ground Black Pepper

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Cooking Instructions

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step 1

Grate Parmesan Cheese (1 cup).

step 2

In a large pot over medium-high heat, boil water. Add a generous amount Salt (to taste) the boiling water and then cook Bucatini Pasta (14 oz), following package instructions. Before draining the pasta, set aside 1 cup of pasta water.

step 3

Add the yolks of the Eggs (5) to a medium bowl and whisk together with the Whole Eggs (2), 50g of grated parmesan, Salt (to taste) and Ground Black Pepper (to taste) until creamy.

step 4

Slowly add in the 1 cup of pasta water until sauce loosens, you might not need all of it. If the sauce seems to get too thin, you can add more cheese to thicken it again.

step 5

Render Guanciale (3.5 oz) by cooking on a large skillet over medium-high heat until crispy, about 8 minutes. Keep the fat in the skillet and transfer guanciale to a dry plate.

step 6

In the same skillet combine the pasta and rendered fat over low heat. Pour the egg mixture into the pan and keep the heat on low. Crumble crispy guanciale on the pasta and gently toss to combine. If the mixture seems too dry, add a bit more pasta water.

step 7

Serve immediately, topped with Ground Black Pepper (to taste), and garnished with the remaining 30g of parmesan.

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