From c311d7a0c73bf9b0ba6f2d48000176fb5bfe0bea Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Robomechacyborg Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2021 22:13:56 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Update carbonara.md (#450) That bowl mix was a nightmare for my eyes, unbelievable that such a heresy can be achieved. I included direction 4 as contemporary to 2 and 3: you'll be more efficient this way, since beating the eggs takes about five minutes. Also I never understood why everybody says it's easy, but I guess it is.. --- src/carbonara.md | 30 +++++++++++++----------------- 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-) diff --git a/src/carbonara.md b/src/carbonara.md index 41158e3..1525dbb 100644 --- a/src/carbonara.md +++ b/src/carbonara.md @@ -10,28 +10,24 @@ This recipe assumes large eggs (63 g | 2 1/4 oz). ## Ingredients -- Spaghetti or linguine: 125 g | 4 1/3 oz pp. -- Egg: 1 -- Egg yolk: 1 pp. -- Parmigiano-Reggiano (grated): 30 g | 1 oz pp. -- Pecorino Romano (grated): 30 g | 1 oz pp. -- Guanciale (cleaned and cubed): 75 g | 2 oz pp. +- Spaghetti or linguine: 100 g | 3 1/2 oz pp. +- Eggs: 1 +- Guanciale (cleaned and cubed): 60 g | 2 oz pp. +- Sausage: 1 (optional) +- Parmigiano-Reggiano (grated)(optional) +- Pecorino Romano (grated)(optional) ## Directions -1. Combine the cheese, egg and egg yolks in a bowl, together with a generous amount of freshly ground black pepper and optionally a dash of whole milk. -2. Fill a pot with just enough water to be able to cook the spaghetti without it sticking together or burning. Use less salt than you would normally. The aim is starchy water. -3. Depending on the cooking time of your pasta, you can add it now (8+ minutes and you should be fine). Cook the pasta 1 minute less than advised. -4. Fry the guanciale in a dry pan on low to medium heat until the sides are crisp but the insides are chewy. Leave the resulting fat in the pan and set the guanciale aside. -5. When your pasta is almost done, add some tablespoons of the starchy pasta water to your egg/cheese mixture. Mix well, and add more water as needed. -An option here is to make a bain-marie over your boiling pasta pot to melt the cheese -- this will result in an extremely creamy and well integrated emulsion. -6. When your pasta is done (-1 minute), remove it to the pan with the fat. Keep it on low heat and mix the fat and spaghetti. -7. Now add the egg/cheese mixture and keep moving and stirring to fully incorporate the sauce. Add pasta water as needed. -The carbonara is done when the sauce looks a bit runnier than you would like, as it will start to thicken immediately after leaving the pan. -Add the guanciale back in and give it a quick toss to mix. Plate and optionally garnish with grated cheese and freshly ground black pepper. Voila. +1. Crack the eggs in a bowl. Add a generous amount of freshly ground black pepper and optionally a dash of whole milk. +2. Fill a pot with water, and when it boils cook the pasta 1 minute less than advised. Use less salt than you would normally too. +3. Fry the guanciale in a dry pan on low to medium heat until the sides are crisp but the insides are chewy. Optionally you can open a sausage and put the insides together with guanciale. See the proportions though. +4. While everything is being cooked and fried, beat the eggs manually using a fork until everything is entirely liquid. Remember to watch the time. +5. When your pasta is done (-1 minute), drain it and put it in the bowl with eggs. At this step you may consider the timing: if the pasta is too hot you will cook the eggs, and some people don't like it this way, so just wait for a minute. Keep moving and stirring to fully incorporate the eggs. Add guanciale and as many fats remaining in the pan as you want. Keep moving and stirring. +6. Plate and optionally garnish with grated cheese and freshly ground black pepper. Voila. ## Contribution -Peter Piontek +Peter Piontek, Ladislao Blanchi ;tags: italian pasta quick cheesefare