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Spaghetti Carbonara

True Italian carbonara uses no cream at all. The silky sauce comes from combining hot pasta with egg yolks and cheese — simple and sublime.

Italiandinnerlunchhigh-protein

Prep

5 min

Cook

15 min

Total

20 min

Servings

4

Difficulty

medium

Ingredients(6 items)

  • 🍝Pasta400g spaghetti
  • 🥓Bacon200g
  • 🥚Eggs3 yolks + 1 whole
  • 🧀Parmesan60g
  • 🌶️Black Pepper1 tsp
  • 🧄Garlic(optional)1 clove

Method

  1. 1

    Cook spaghetti in salted water until al dente.

  2. 2

    Cut bacon into small pieces, fry until crispy.

  3. 3

    Whisk egg yolks, whole egg and grated parmesan together.

  4. 4

    Reserve a cup of pasta water, then drain pasta.

  5. 5

    Toss hot pasta with bacon (off the heat).

  6. 6

    Quickly stir in egg mixture, adding pasta water to loosen.

  7. 7

    Season generously with black pepper and extra parmesan.