Grammy's Kitchen Β· Carbonara Β· Spaghetti Carbonara

One of 156 carbonara recipes we measured

Spaghetti Carbonara

from simply-delicious-food.com

It ranks #1 of 156 for brightness among the carbonara recipes we compared. 6 cooks on simply-delicious-food.com rate it 4.8β˜….

hands-on10m
waitingnone
makes4
each$1.26
kcal510
levelbeginner
Needs:parmesanpecorinoAs an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base β€” next to the median of all 156.

this recipe typical

Where it stands out

  • #1 of 156 for brightness
  • #1 of 156 for noodle texture
  • #1 of 156 for saltiness
  • #1 of 156 for sauce cling

Adapts cleanly: egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

500 g500 g (1lb) spaghetti (cooked, reserve 2 cups of cooking water)
100 g100 g (3.5oz) pancetta / guanciale / bacon (cubed )
27 g2 tbsp olive oil
50 g1 egg
200 g4 egg yolks
50 g1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
56 g1/2 cup grated Pecorino Romano / Grana padano
salt and pepper (to taste )

Method: 7 steps, published by simply-delicious-food.com β€” open the original β†— or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

β€œBack in 1968 my sister became friends with a foreign exchange student from Sicily and he came to our home for supper one night to make us one of his favorite snacks. Yes, a snack. It was spaghetti carbonara. My Dad had brought out all the stewed tomatoes and c” β€” a cook
β€œI also love Carbonara for its simplicity and the speed in which it is all achieved. On various occations I follow a Jamie Olover recipe which calls for the addition of frozen peas to the pasta a minute before the pasta is completely cooked. The peas add a deli” β€” a cook
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