How to mix a spaghetti carbonara?
When cooking spaghetti carbonara, I mix the pasta, bacon, cheese and egg yolks together with a scoop. This technique frequently results in mashed spaghetti as well as bacon clustering.
What could I do different?
Best Answer
In addition to the tips from Joe's great grandmother, you might want to try and rinse the pasta thoroughly with some lukewarm water after cooking it al dente. That way you rinse off the remaining starch and you prevent the pasta from cooking any further. Rinsing results in firmer pasta that is silky smooth and doesn't clump together or get mashed up. Your scoop or tongs will slither right through without damaging the pasta. :)
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Do you separate the eggs in carbonara?
Prepare three small bowls. Separate the egg whites and yolks. Add egg whites to one bowl then add each egg yolk to the two remaining bowls. Add the pan with bacon fat back onto the heat then add reserved pasta water and pasta to pan with bacon fat, toss and cook 1 minute.How do you Stir eggs in carbonara?
What is the secret ingredient in carbonara?
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Answer 2
Here's how I learned from my great grandmother:
- cook the bacon/salt pork/home/whatever 'til crispy
- beat the eggs (she used whole eggs) with a little black pepper
- drain the cooked pasta, and immediately mix the pasta with the eggs; if it's too dry, add some of the pasta water.
- Add fried pork product and mix a litle more.
- sprinkle cheese on top while serving.
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But I've also been known to mix everything but the pasta together (maybe not the pork if it's still too hot), and then toss it all together while the pasta's still hot, kinda like if you were tossing to mix the dressing on a salad. (tongs work really well)
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Either way, you do end up with the fried pork bits at the bottom of the pot you were mixing in. The easy way around this is to save 1/3 to 1/2 of it, and sprinkle it over the top when serving.
Answer 3
The key is water. Use the pasta water for the best flavor. This dish is mostly about timing. Do not ever rinse the pasta with water!
Also, if you are making Carbonara with anything other than Guanciale (pork cheek)--Shame on you!
http://www.italianfoodnet.com/eng/ricette/spaghetti-carbonara-spaghetti-alla-carbonara
Also contained is the video of the recipe. The man is the real deal (with the real Roman accent to match the dish). Notice how often he uses the water.
Answer 4
You could try replacing spaghetti with rigatoni pasta. In this way it is a lot easier to mix and you'll end up with a dish much closer to the authentic Italian carbonara recipe.
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