Big Mamma's la gran carbonara by Circolo Popolare

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Big Mamma's la gran carbonara

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Big Mamma's la gran carbonara

Italian

Main

30 mins

Pasta

Easy

Serves

Big Mamma’s Italian hotspots Gloria and Circolo Popolare are two of London’s most hyped openings from the past few years and their take on the humble carbonara has become the stuff of culinary legends. In the restaurants, it comes served in a big pecorino wheel to share, but you can whip it up at home with ingredients in your cupboard too. Comfort food at its finest.

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Ingredients

3 whole eggs
6 egg yolks
90g grated pecorino cheese
1tsp pepper
400g spaghetti
8 slices of guanciale (cured pork cheek/jowl), finely sliced. This can easily be replaced by pancetta or bacon.

Method

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Method

In a bowl, mix the whole eggs and egg yolks with the pecorino, Parmesan and pepper. Set aside.
Bring a large pan of salted water to the boil and cook the spaghetti according to the package directions, then drain, reserving the cooking water.
In the meantime, add the guanciale slices to a dry frying pan (skillet) over a medium heat and sear for 5 minutes, or until crispy. Add 1tbsp of the pasta cooking water, followed by the spaghetti.
Remove the pan from the heat. Add the egg mixture and mix briskly.
The eggs should not cook too much and the consistency of the sauce should be creamy.
Transfer to a large serving dish and serve immediately.

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