Ingredients
Scale
- 4 whole eggs
- 2 oz. Pecorino cheese
- 3 oz. Parmesan cheese
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 4 oz. Guanciale (skin removed) or pancetta or bacon, if you cannot find the other two
- 10 oz. Spaghettoni or thick spaghetti
Notes
Can get guanciale at Marczyk Foods
Directions
- In a glass bowl, mix the eggs with Parmesan, Pecorino cheese and pepper.
- In a low heat frying pan, heat the guanciale to render the fat and caramelize the lean meat. Remove a couple tablespoons of the fat and set aside.
- Cook the pasta for 10 to 13 minutes (following the manufacturer directions) in salted water.
- Reduce the heat of the fry pan to medium-low heat.
- Transfer the pasta from the boiling water to the fry pan. Mix and toss in the egg mixture. Be sure to vigorously mix to avoid scrambling the eggs. (This is when the French add about 4 ounces of heavy whipping cream) Stir in a few oz. of pasta cooking water.
- Divide into serving plates, add a little fat saved from sautéing the guanciale, and shave more cheese and freshly ground black pepper.