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I've never made a carbonara. Does it have butter in it? Just assumed it was a carton of cream and some bacon. Maybe I should DIY one so I know.
Expensive hubs are overrated btw. I do like American Classic with their grease ports. Everyone should love grease ports.
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cream
gtfo!
fry bacon in butter, low heat, add olive oil, take it out of the pan, add 80% cooked pasta to the hot pan with some pasta water (this is the main sauce, the emulsification of starchy water and oil), mix well, take off heat, once cool enough that the eggs wont cook add the egg, parmesan, black pepper mix while stirring the pasta, add the bacon back
NEVER cream. Good quality eggs though, rest can be cheap.
amey
The key to a good carbonara is butter IMO. The quality and the amount.
Can be applied to anything.