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Tamzin's Yummy Spaghetti Alla Carbonara

Added on Thu Sep 27 2007

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The Basics

• Dish: Main Course
• cuisine: Italian
• Serves: 4
• Prep Time: 0hrs 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 0hrs 15 mins

Ingredients

• 350 gr dry spaghetti
• 1 tablespoon  extra-virgin olive oil
• 200 gr. pancetta or slab bacon cubed or sliced into small strips
• 3 large eggs
• 1 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano and Pecorino Romano cheese (should it impossible parmigiano only is fine..)plus more for serving
• 1 Freshly ground black pepper
• 4 Friends around the table

Method

Prepare the sauce while the pasta is cooking: bring a large pot of salted water to a boil, add the pasta and cook it "al dente"(until tender yet firm approx 8-10 min.).
Meanwhile, heat the olive oil in a deep large pan over medium flame. Add the pancetta and saute for about 3 minutes, until the bacon is crisp and the fat is rendered.
Beat the eggs and Parmesan together in a mixing bowl, stirring well to prevent lumps.
Drain the pasta well (reserving 1/2 cup of the starchy cooking water to use in the sauce) add the hot, drained spaghetti to the pan and toss for 2 minutes to coat the strands in the bacon fat.
Remove the pan from the heat and pour the egg/cheese mixture into the pasta, whisking quickly until the eggs thicken, but do not scramble (this is done off the heat to ensure this does not happen.)
Thin out the sauce with a bit of the reserved pasta water, until it reaches creamy consistency. This is a fundamental secret!!!!!
Season the carbonara with several turns of freshly ground black pepper.
Pass more cheese around the table and ENJOY THE MEAL!!