Spaghetti Carbonara
The authentic carbonara: yolk, aged cheese, pepper and crisp bacon, no cream. Creamy and ready in 15 minutes.
- Total
- 22 min
- Prep
- 10 min
- Servings
- 4
- Difficulty
- Easy
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Ingredients
Serves 4
- spaghetti14 oz
- bacon7 oz
- egg yolk4
- egg1
- parmesan cheese2.75 oz
- black pepper1 tsp
- salt1 tsp
Method
- 1
Cook the spaghetti in plenty of salted water. Reserve a glass of the cooking water.
- 2
Brown the bacon strips in a skillet without oil until crisp.
- 3
Whisk the yolks with the egg, grated Parmesan cheese and black pepper.
- 4
Drain the pasta, add it to the skillet with the bacon off the heat and mix.
- 5
Add the egg mixture and a little cooking water and stir quickly until you get a creamy sauce without the egg scrambling.
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