3 Michelin Star Carbonara WITH CREAM
-By Gualtiero Marchesi

-Recipe for 4ppl-
320g Spaghetti
80g Sliced Guanciale
250ml Heavy Cream
2 Egg Yolks
20g Pecorino Romano
10g Butter

– Mix the eggs, cheese, pepper and cream in a bowl
-Fry the guanciale and butter in a pan until crispy
-Cook the pasta till al dente and then combine everything EXCEPT the guanciale in a large pan off the heat and toss till combined.
-Serve with the crispy guanciale on top

#carbonara #michelin #italianfood #cooking #pasta

This is how a threestar Michelin chef makes carbonara. Mix together two egg yolks, pecorino romano cheese, freshly ground black pepper, and a lot of heavy cream. To all the Italians who may be getting really upset right now, my lawyers and I prepared a statement. This recipe and its contents were written by Chef Gualtiero Marches. He is one of the greatest Italian chefs of all time, the first Italian chef to win two and three Michelin stars, and the founder of modern Italian cuisine. I do not support or condemn the use of cream and carbonara. I am merely relaying his recipe to you as it was written in 1989. Thank you. Slice and fry pieces of guanchal in butter until crispy. Add the cooked pasta to a pan off the heat and toss with the sauce mixture till well incorporated. All that cream did get a little bit splashy in the pan, so I used a walk instead. But besides that small adjustment,

37 Comments

  1. Your friendly reminder that rules are more like guidelines. Just have fun.
    To learn more about the controversial history of carbonara, check out this longer video.
    https://youtu.be/3vouRbQi-Ug

    -Recipe for 4ppl
    320g Spaghetti
    80g Sliced Guanciale
    250ml Heavy Cream
    2 Egg Yolks
    20g Pecorino Romano
    10g Butter

    – Mix the eggs, cheese, pepper and cream in a bowl
    -Fry the guanciale and butter in a pan until crispy
    -Cook the pasta till al dente and then combine everything EXCEPT the guanciale in a large pan off the heat and toss till combined.
    -Serve with the crispy guanciale on top

    #carbonara #michelin #italianfood #cooking #pasta

  2. Not gonna lie, i love cream in the carbonara. Being french with an italian background, i dont care, i go all in on this one 😅

  3. Really hate how elitist people are about carbonara, there’s so many different variations even in Italy. Just let people eat what they like

  4. Possibly, not even italians know for sure what is the "authentic" carbonara, as far as I know it's debatable.
    Anyway, the video never said it was the "authentic" carbonara…

  5. ….😅 Does it matter if you've received three stars from a travel guide? I mean, it would make sense to mention if you're trying to market your establishment, because that's the point of the Michelin Guide. Your pasta looks nice, though, I'd eat it.

  6. As an Asian, a lot of our cooking is different people to people. The debate of making an authentic food is kinda silly, because even local people if you go to streets of Hanoi or Singapore will have different receipes. Locals have different favourite places to eat a certain meal. From what I can see, italians have different ways of making it too. Not everyone can afford guanciale too so they would just use bacon.

  7. Cant believe we need clout to tell italian-americans to kick rocks with whatever they believe to be true italian cuisine.

    Or even real italians. No one in that country can agree for shit there

  8. Purtroppo negli anni 80 la panna in Italia era usata in qualsiasi piatto 😅 ma per fortuna siamo nel 2025 😂

  9. I'm gonna give this a try, because when I tried making carbonara before I just kept getting pasta with cheesy scrambled eggs. Just couldn't pull it off, so maybe the cream will help.

  10. Earlier versions of carbonara had cream . Modern carbonara seems to have conflated cacio e pepe with carbonara. Also lots of Italian pasta dishes in Italy have cream. It's such a stupid argument

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