Joe’s famous creamy carbonara

Charlie

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Joe’s famous creamy carbonara

Serves

2

Cook

20 mins

Prep

5 mins

Difficulty

easy

Savor the richness of Joe's Famous Creamy Carbonara, a culinary masterpiece crafted with love. This indulgent dish combines al dente spaghetti, crispy smoked pancetta, and a luxurious sauce made from egg yolks, Parmesan, light double cream, and a hint of truffle oil. Perfectly seasoned with garlic, salt, and pepper, it's a symphony of flavors that's sure to delight your palate. Top it off with extra Parmesan for an unforgettable dining experience.

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Ingredients

parmesan

3 egg yolks

2 cloves of garlic

1 packet of smoked pancetta

salt

1/2 pot of light double cream

pepper

truffle oil

200g spaghetti

Instructions

Step 1

Weigh out your 200g of spaghetti and dump into a saucepan of boiling water

Step 2

Add salt to the water (you want at least a teaspoon)

Step 3

Take your yolks out of your eggs and put into a mixing bowl (i used a big mug)

Step 4

Pour the lots of parmesan into the mug to your satisfaction and add pepper. leave to one side.

Step 5

Whack your hob on full blast and heat up a frying pan for the pancetta. wait until hot and chuck in those cubes of gold. probably want to turn down the hob a bit at this point and add your garlic after about 3 mins.

Step 6

Whilst your pancetta is frying, add the cream to the mug of love

Step 7

When your spaghetti is good and ready, take a small amount of the water to one side, drain the rest and pour a bit of truffle oil into the spaghetti to stop it sticking

Step 8

Important: turn the hob off for the pancetta at this point.

Step 9

Put the spaghetti and the small amount of starch water into the frying pan with the pancetta and mix it in.

Step 10

Then add your sauce and mix!