# World's Best Carbonara

A classic Italian Carbonara recipe, focusing on precise techniques and high-quality ingredients to achieve a rich and cohesive sauce.

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

## Ingredients

- 4 egg yolks
- 200 g guanciale
- 20 g freshly grated pecorino romano
- 30 g Grana Padano
- 6 g Sarawak black peppercorns
- 280 g spaghettoni
- pasta water

## Instructions

1. Weigh out 6 grams of black peppercorns.
2. Toast the peppercorns until fragrant.
3. Coarsely grind the toasted peppercorns and save 2 grams for later.
4. Grate 20 grams of Pecorino Romano cheese.
5. Grate 30 grams of Grana Padano cheese.
6. Add the egg yolks, grated cheeses, and the saved 2 grams of black pepper to a metal bowl.
7. Whisk the ingredients in the bowl until combined.
8. Place the mixing bowl on top of a heated pot of water and mix to temper the eggs.
9. Cut the rind off the guanciale.
10. Cut the guanciale into roughly 2-centimeter thick cubes.
11. Place the guanciale cubes into an unheated pan.
12. Turn the heat to low and wait for the fat to render.
13. Remove the crispy guanciale pieces from the pan.
14. Add a couple spoonfuls of the rendered guanciale fat to the bowl of tempered eggs.
15. Boil 280 grams of spaghettoni.
16. Add the cooked spaghettoni to the bowl with the egg mixture.
17. Add some of the cooked guanciale and a couple spoonfuls of pasta water to the bowl.
18. Give it a good mix to emulsify the sauce.
19. Serve the carbonara.
20. Garnish with grated Pecorino Romano and freshly ground black pepper.

## Equipment

- kitchen scale
- pan
- mortar and pestle
- grater
- mixing bowl
- whisk
- pot
- knife
- chopping board
- tongs
- spoon
- spatula
- ladle

## Tips

- If the sauce is too loose, place it back on top of the heated pot of water to thicken.
- Cut guanciale smaller than 2cm thick cubes.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMQUrRQW/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/85938bf2-e7a9-4b18-8026-4943858e5e19
- Extracted: 2025-10-27

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