Spaghetti Carbonara

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Step 1

Boil a large pan of salted water (rolling boil)

Step 2

Sauté pancetta slowly in a frying pan with a teaspoon of oil until fat becomes golden and crispy. Turn off the heat but leave the pancetta in the pan.

Step 3

Put spaghetti into water and cook according to the package instructions.

Step 4

When spaghetti is almost cooked, place the egg yolks in a large warm serving bowl and stir in 3/4s of both cheeses and a table spoon and a half of parsley. Grind in some black pepper.

Step 5

Turn heat on under pancetta pan.

Step 6

Just before draining the pasta, scoop out some of the cooking water with a mug and put it to one side.

Step 7

Tip the steaming pasta into the bowl with the eggs and stir to coat it and cook the eggs.

Step 8

Add half a mug full of the hot pasta cooking water. Top with pancetta and its hot oil and stir again.

Step 9

Serve immediately, garnish with parsley and black pepper and with the rest of the grated cheese on the side.