About this dish
Classic Roman pasta with guanciale, eggs, pecorino Romano, and black pepper.
Servings
Adjust to your portion
Ingredients
Spaghetti 350 g
Guanciale or pancetta 150 g
Egg yolks 4 large
Whole egg 1 large
Pecorino Romano 80 g
Black pepper 2 tsp
How to make it
- 1 Cook spaghetti al dente. Reserve 1 cup pasta water.
- 2 Crisp guanciale slowly in a cold pan until golden. Remove from heat.
- 3 Whisk yolks, whole egg, grated pecorino, and pepper.
- 4 Toss hot pasta with guanciale. Remove from heat.
- 5 Add egg mixture, toss quickly with pasta water to create creamy sauce. Never scramble.