# Carluccio's Real Carbonara

A simple and tasty recipe for authentic Italian carbonara, made with guanciale, eggs, parmesan and pecorino cheese.

- Servings: 2 servings
- Total time: 5 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 liter boiling water
- 10 grams salt
- 1 spaghetti
- 100 grams guanciale
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 eggs
- 1 egg yolk
- 50 grams parmesan cheese
- 50 grams pecorino cheese
- 1 pinch pepper

## Instructions

1. Boil water and add salt (10 grams per liter).
2. Add spaghetti and cook for 10 minutes without oil.
3. Cut guanciale into chunks and fry in olive oil (2 tablespoons) in a pan.
4. In a bowl, beat two eggs with one extra yolk for extra creaminess. Add parmesan and pecorino cheese.
5. Add pepper.
6. Remove excess fat from the fried guanciale using paper towels.
7. Add the cooked spaghetti to the pan with the guanciale.
8. Pour the egg mixture over the pasta and stir to coat evenly.
9. Serve and garnish with extra parmesan and pecorino cheese.

## Equipment

- pot
- pan
- knife
- whisk

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3AAdKl1UYZs
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/845a47ff-ee91-46b7-991b-85f83797ae86
- Extracted: 2025-01-06

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