Tortelloni alla carbonara / Photo: ALMA International Cooking School
Difficulty Level
Medium
Cooking Time
10 minutes
Cost
Medium
Carbonara, one of Italy’s most beloved pasta dishes, is cooked pasta tossed with raw beaten eggs, accentuated with crisp bits of guanciale or pancetta and finished with a shower of grated aged Pecorino Romano cheese plus freshly ground black pepper for a lush, creamy sauce. Countless twists on the original recipe exist, but debates around what can legitimately be called carbonara are always lively. They’re likely to come back to the food media forefront on World Carbonara Da
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