This Classic Carbonara is my grandfather’s favorite dinner and my grandmother loves the simplicity of the preparation required to make him happy!
He always tells us the same story about his mother surprising him every year with his favorite dish! This classic carbonara recipe is all you need to impress the ones you love and fill up their bellies!
To make Classic Carbonara, you will need the following ingredients:
In a mixing bowl, stir egg yolks, Parmesan cheese and a pinch of pepper. Mix well with a fork and set aside.
In a large pot of boiling, salted water, cook the spaghetti according to package instructions until al dente.
In a medium frying pan, rub pancetta skin over the base of the pan to enhance flavor and bring the heat to medium-high.
Cook garlic in the fat of the pancetta skin for 1 minute until fragrant.
Add the pancetta meat and cook for, while stirring, for 4 minutes until it begins to crisp up.
Drain cooked pasta and reserve some of the cooking water for the carbonara sauce. Add spaghetti to the pan of cooked pancetta. Over medium heat, toss well until pasta really soaks up all the flavor. Remove from the heat.
Add some of the reserved cooking water and toss well.
Season generously with pepper.
Add the egg mixture to the pan making sure to cook the egg gently and not scrambled it. Toss well, adding more reserved water if needed.
Serve with grated Parmesan and sprinkles of freshly ground pepper.
Try this family style, Classic Carbonara in your own home for dinner one night this week! Make extra because you’ll be craving left-overs for lunch the next day! Let us know if this is a new family favorite in your home too and tag #cookmerecipes online!
I love it! Thanks for sharing recipe!
