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Pasta ala Carbonara

Cooking time: 35 minutes
Servings: 4

A creamy pasta dish with crispy bacon, sweet onions, and freshly grated Parmesan. The pasta is tossed with a silky egg sauce that is emulsified by the heat, providing plenty of flavor and umami. My favorite pasta is rigatoni, so I haven't used spaghetti in the carbonara, even though it's the original choice.

Pasta ala Carbonara

Ingredients

  • 500 g pasta
  • 200 g bacon slices
  • 4 onions
  • 4 egg yolks
  • 100 g Parmesan
  • Salt and pepper

Instructions

  1. Cut the bacon slices into smaller strips and fry them over high heat in a pan.
  2. Drain some of the fat and add finely chopped onions.
  3. Meanwhile, cook the pasta 2 minutes less than the package instructions, so it is al dente.
  4. Whisk the egg yolks together with freshly grated Parmesan, freshly ground pepper, and a pinch of salt.
  5. Remove the pan with bacon and onions from the heat.
  6. Reserve about 2 tablespoons of pasta water and drain the rest.
  7. Return the pasta to the pot along with the bacon and onions.
  8. Add the egg mixture and a little of the pasta water, stirring quickly so the heat from the pasta emulsifies the eggs and forms a creamy sauce - without turning them into scrambled eggs.
  9. Serve with freshly grated Parmesan.

Pasta ala Carbonara

Dinner
Pasta ala Carbonara

A creamy pasta dish with crispy bacon, sweet onions, and freshly grated Parmesan. The pasta is tossed with a silky egg sauce that is emulsified by the heat, providing plenty of flavor and umami. My favorite pasta is rigatoni, so I haven't used spaghetti in the carbonara, even though it's the original choice.

Posted on 5/30/2025

Servings

4

Total time

35 minutes

Servings

4

Total time

35 minutes

Ingredients

•
500 g pasta
•
200 g bacon slices
•
4 onions
•
4 egg yolks
•
100 g Parmesan
•
Salt and pepper

Instructions

1

Cut the bacon slices into smaller strips and fry them over high heat in a pan.

2

Drain some of the fat and add finely chopped onions.

3

Meanwhile, cook the pasta 2 minutes less than the package instructions, so it is al dente.

4

Whisk the egg yolks together with freshly grated Parmesan, freshly ground pepper, and a pinch of salt.

5

Remove the pan with bacon and onions from the heat.

6

Reserve about 2 tablespoons of pasta water and drain the rest.

7

Return the pasta to the pot along with the bacon and onions.

8

Add the egg mixture and a little of the pasta water, stirring quickly so the heat from the pasta emulsifies the eggs and forms a creamy sauce - without turning them into scrambled eggs.

9

Serve with freshly grated Parmesan.


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