When I saw my supermarket had beautiful Pancetta (sadly no Guanciale), I decided to make Carbonara. The cheese counter was closed for cleaning and in the sealed cheese section they only had Parmeggiano Reggiano. Nonetheless, I kept on trucking with these substitutions and this is the end result!
(Please ignore the bit of egg on the counter. It's from the bowl I mixed the eggs and cheese in and I didn't notice it until after I took the picture)
by CoxTH
5 Comments
I think you could fry the pancetta more, it looks a bit pale. I would also add more black pepper, but that’s an individual taste.
Looks good though, made me hungry!
Hi, I’m the annoying Italian telling you that carbonara is made only with guanciale.
Sorry, I have to do it.
Jokes apart : looks good, I’d try !
The sauce looks a little bit thin. How did it taste?
I don’t see much wrongs in here
With my grandma I used to have parmesan and pancetta in my fridge almost on a daily basis. She just cook a “Carbonara” when she had fresh eggs
Was it legit? No…
Was it good? F@€k Yes!!!
That’s your choice but why you attack us by useing this photo