# Pasta Carbonara

A simple yet delicious pasta carbonara recipe that is Italian boyfriend approved and easy to make.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 package fresh spaghetti
- cubes guanciale
- yolks eggs
- Pecorino Romano
- black pepper
- Parmesan cheese
- pasta water

## Instructions

1. Dice up your guanciale.
2. Throw the diced guanciale into a cold pan and let the fat render on low heat, then slowly turn up the heat.
3. Do not put any oil in, as the guanciale releases plenty of its own.
4. Watch until it changes color and becomes super crispy.
5. Transfer the crispy guanciale into a small bowl and the oil into another bowl for later.
6. Crack some eggs for the base of the sauce, separating the yolks.
7. Put the yolks into a bowl.
8. Grate fresh Pecorino Romano into the egg yolks.
9. Optionally, grate some Parmesan cheese as well.
10. Mix until the consistency becomes less liquid and much thicker.
11. Add in your pepper and continue mixing, adding more cheese as needed.
12. Grab the guanciale oil saved earlier and throw all of it in.
13. Start to boil your pasta water.
14. Heavily salt the pasta water and throw in your spaghetti.
15. Cook until it's al dente.
16. Save some pasta water.
17. Pull the noodles out rather than straining the water.
18. Place the pan with the yolk mix on top of the pot with pasta water to steam it without cooking the eggs.
19. Throw in the cooked pasta and mix it with the yolk mix.
20. Add in some of the crispy guanciale, saving some for toppings.
21. Add some of the reserved pasta water and mix again.
22. Plate the carbonara, top with extra guanciale, and some Pecorino Romano.

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- pan
- small bowl
- spoon
- plate
- colander
- tongs

## Tips

- Let the fat render on a cold pan first, then slowly turn up the heat.
- Do not put any oil in the pan when cooking guanciale as it releases its own fat.
- Taste testing the guanciale as you go is encouraged.
- For a very saucy dish, use as many egg yolks as you want.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/@yashajj/video/7440517576779910446?is_from_webapp=1&sender_device=pc&web_id=7550004359083755022
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/1dc9def5-5943-4f5c-a0a6-26bb0ab1d29e
- Extracted: 2025-09-28

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