Spaghetti alla Carbonara

By hanley89

Ingredients

• Fine sea salt
• 7 oz pancetta
• 3 lg egg yolks
• 1 cup freshly grated Pecorino Romano
• cheese plus more for sprinkling
• 3/4 cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheees
• Freshly ground pepper
• 1/3 cup water
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 1 pound spaghetti

Details

Servings 4
Preparation time 25mins
Cooking time 25mins

Preparation

Step 1

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil.
Cut pancetta in to 1/4 inch batons

In a Med Bowl, whisk together egg yolks,grated cheeses, 1/3 cup water and generous pinch salt and pepper
In a medium nonstick skillet, combine pancetta and oil; cover over medium heat, stirring frequently, until browned about 15 minutes.

About halfway through pancetta cooking time, cook pasta in the boiling water until al dente. reserving 1/4 cup of the pasta cooking liquid, drain pasta and return to pot

Add pancetta and its rendered fat;toss to combine.
Imediately add egg mixture and 2 tbs pasta water cooking liquid;quickly stir to combine.

Moisten with additional pasta cooking liquid, if desired
Serve immediately