This simple Roman pasta dish derives its name from 'carbone' meaning coal. It was a pasta popular with the coal miners. The original recipe calls for guanciale, which is pig's cheek, but since it's not easily available, we have used bacon instead.
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Key Ingredients
1 packet spaghetti
100 g bacon (cut in strips)
3 eggs
1 egg yolk
100 g pecorino romano or parmesan, grated
1 tbsp olive oil
black pepper (crushed)
salt to taste
Directions
1
In a large pan or a saucepan, heat the olive oil and fry the bacon till crisp. Set aside
2
In a mixing bowl, beat the whole eggs and the yollk well. Stir in the grated cheese and set aside.
3
Boil the spaghetti in abundant salty water. Drain the pasta, reserving some of the cooking water.
4
In another saucepan, toss the pasta with the egg mixture, bacon and any fat rendered from cooking the bacon, over very low heat.
5
Make sure that the individual strands of pasta are all coated properly with the mixture. Season with salt, add the pasta water, give it a quick toss, and remove right away from the heat.
6
The sauce should have a creamy texture, which will be lost if the pasta remians on the fire for too long.
7
The idea is to cook the egg with the heat of the pasta, and not with the heat of the fire.
8
Serve right away with lots of pepper, freshly crushed in a pepper mill, and more Parmesan if desired.
Nutrition Facts
Servings 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 2102
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 99.9g154%
- Saturated Fat 38.3g192%
- Trans Fat 0.2g
- Cholesterol 796mg266%
- Sodium 2300.6mg96%
- Potassium 1070.2mg31%
- Total Carbohydrate 198g66%
- Dietary Fiber 8.6g35%
- Sugars 9.1g
- Protein 96.2g193%
- Calcium 122%
- Iron 41%
- Vitamin D 28%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Nutrition Facts
Servings 4
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 2102
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 99.9g154%
- Saturated Fat 38.3g192%
- Trans Fat 0.2g
- Cholesterol 796mg266%
- Sodium 2300.6mg96%
- Potassium 1070.2mg31%
- Total Carbohydrate 198g66%
- Dietary Fiber 8.6g35%
- Sugars 9.1g
- Protein 96.2g193%
- Calcium 122%
- Iron 41%
- Vitamin D 28%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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