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Pasta alla Carbonara
Submitted by eamonnroma 13 August 2010
Pasta alla Carbonara is a traditional dish of Rome. Some claim that the only way to eat the true thing is to go to one of the old, outside of the tourist area, restaurants. The dish goes really well with Rigatoni instead of spaghetti. No cream!
Ingredients
These are approximate measures, for 4 persons.
400g of Pasta (with durum hard wheat, such as Barilla). If eaten as a main course, 125g of pasta per person.
150g of guanciale or pancetta
Good dollop of Pecorino.
3 large or 4 small eggs.
Freshly ground pepper.
Method
Water to boil, a little salt in the water, and put the pasta in to cook. Fry the pancetta in a little good olive oil until crispy. Beat the eggs well. When the pasta is nicely al dente, drain it, and throw it into the pan with the pancetta and a small quantity of the water from the pasta. Toss the pasta until it has absorbed the oil and the pancetta is all mixed up with it. Turn the heat off!!! Turn the beaten eggs into the pan (remember no heat) and toss it all together. The egg should coat the pasta, but not scramble (it should be a yellow colour and slightly liquid, then throw the cheese in, mix together, a liberal showering of black pepper and eat immediately. This dish is great with a good robust red wine such as vino nobile di montepulciano or sagrantino di montefalco.Recipe images are not uploaded yet.
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Please note: this recipe has been submitted by a user of this website and is not one of Delia's. We cannot, therefore, take any responsibility if the recipe contains errors, does not work or is not as you expect it to be, although, as our users are keen cooks, we are confident it will be a great dish. Delia tests each of her recipes three times, which is why you can always be sure of success.
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