Penne a La Carbonara - Giada De Laurentiis

"Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis Show: Everyday Italian"
 
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Ready In:
35mins
Ingredients:
8
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • Heat a large saute pan, until hot.
  • Add pancetta and saute until golden brown and crispy, about 5 minutes.
  • Season with black pepper and remove pan from heat.
  • In a medium bowl, beat the eggs and cream.
  • Season with salt and pepper.
  • Stir in Parmesan, reserving 2 tablespoons for garnish.
  • In a large pot, boil 6 quarts of salted boiling water.
  • Add pasta and cook until al dente, about 8 to 10 minutes.
  • Drain pasta in a colander.
  • Do not rinse with water; you want to retain the pasta's natural starches so that the sauce will stick.
  • While the pasta is still hot, return it back to the pot.
  • Add the browned pancetta and mix well.
  • Add the cream mixture and coat the pasta completely.
  • It's important to work quickly while the pasta is still warm so that the cream mixture will cook, but not curdle.
  • Add remaining Parmesan and chopped parsley.

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Reviews

  1. Love this! The recipe is so simple but turns out so rich! I used regular bacon instead of pancetta and it was yummy.
     
  2. it was good....to much egg though. i used four eggs and it was still pretty saucey.
     
  3. I made this with my girlfriend the other night, however we added 1 1/2lbs of shrimp, 1/2 cup sun dried tomatoes, and 1lb fettuccine. Turned out great! Very colorful!
     
  4. 5 stars is not enough! I followed the recipe exactly and the results were perfect.
     
  5. The recipe is authentic, but my one comment is that for a 1lb of pasta you can cut the eggs to three...this way you make sure that the sauce/pasta ratio is appropriatte.
     
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