Nduja Carbonara

5m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Dice the guanciale into small pieces.
  2. 2In a cold pan, cook the guanciale without adding any oil until crispy.
  3. 3Remove the crispy guanciale from the pan, leaving the fat.
  4. 4Add the nduja to the pan and cook until it melts.
  5. 5Cook the linguine pasta according to package directions.
  6. 6Prepare the carbonara cream by mixing egg yolks, grated pecorino romano cheese and pasta water in a bowl.
  7. 7Add the cooked pasta to the pan with the guanciale fat and nduja.
  8. 8Turn off the fire and add the carbonara cream to the pasta, mixing well.
  9. 9Add some pasta water to loosen the sauce.
  10. 10Serve the pasta, top with the crispy guanciale and more grated pecorino romano cheese.

Ingredients

  • 6 egg yolks
  • 400 g Pecorino Romano cheese
  • 400 g Guanciale
  • 150 g Nduja
  • 400 g Linguine pasta

Equipment

knifefrying panwooden spoonpotbowlgrater