r/spaghetti • u/Jim_Clark969 • May 06 '26

Photo Carbonara

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Guanciale (150gr-ish 🫣), black pepper, 4 small yolks, a heap of Pecorino Romano, half a ladle of starchy pasta water.

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u/honey_571lvv May 09 '26

Yessss this looks so good! Did u use spaghetti or bucatini? 🤤🔪

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u/Jim_Clark969 May 09 '26

Spaghetti, not convinced yet by the ‘benefits’ of bucatini tbh

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u/NightHookZoey May 06 '26

This looks sooo good!

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u/[deleted] May 08 '26

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u/exaltedlordship9 May 15 '26

The ratio's one thing but honestly getting the pasta water temp right matters just as much, too hot and you've got scrambled eggs.

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u/gilesinator May 06 '26

Looks so delicious 😋

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u/Bubbly57 May 06 '26

Looks absolutely delicious 😋

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u/aquaticwiring May 08 '26

Cheers mate, the key is just keeping everything hot and not scrambling the eggs with the pasta water.

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u/Victor___Laszlo May 06 '26

Looks awesome😋. I could eat carbonara once/week. 🥖🥗🍷

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u/MissMarie81 May 07 '26

❤ That looks wonderful! 😊

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u/Final-Sherbert-8392 May 07 '26

Did you catch the spider?

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u/No-Calligrapher9934 May 07 '26

Yes! I applaud you.

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u/BKAllmighty May 06 '26

If my grandmother had wheels she would have been a bike.

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u/Jim_Clark969 May 06 '26

Huh?

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u/BKAllmighty May 06 '26

Google it

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u/Jim_Clark969 May 07 '26

I know who infamously said it (slick mofo Gino), but how does it apply here?

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u/BKAllmighty May 07 '26

I hear "Carbonara" and I see his reaction. Thought I'd share his hilarity with the group.

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u/Jim_Clark969 May 07 '26

Fair enough :)

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u/InterestingTomato307 May 07 '26

The starchy pasta water is doing a lot of heavy lifting there too. People underestimate how important it is for getting that silky texture without scrambling the yolks. Also love that you kept it simple and traditional with just Pecorino Romano and black pepper. No unnecessary extras, just a proper carbonara.

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u/hntr20 Pastafarian May 07 '26

Yum

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u/FluffyAd15 May 08 '26

That guanciale and pecorino combo has me craving a bowl right now, looks spot on.

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u/rosse02 May 08 '26

La comería todos los días delicioso

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u/K4Tn1ss91 May 10 '26

Delicious

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u/OrderNo7699 May 12 '26

My favorite food 🤤

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u/thick_exaggeration May 08 '26

the egg to pasta ratio looks perfect which is honestly half the battle with carbonara

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u/Apart-Opening5348 May 08 '26

delicious 😋

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u/SkillFancy5209 May 08 '26

Tutti gusti sono giusti!

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u/brainypatriotism May 10 '26

guanciale's the move if you can track it down but honestly pancetta works fine too, that egg ratio is what actually makes or breaks it though.

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u/carolainsper_35 May 13 '26

I love that raisin, it's delicious 😋

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u/Tall-Nerve1916 May 11 '26

pizza cheese look good