Exoticwombat t1_ja1ordy wrote on February 26, 2023 at 4:24 AM

Reply to comment by elwebbr23 in [Homemade] Bucatini alla Carbonara by orcodito

My zio told me it’s half pecorino and half parmigiana. But like many things, it can vary slightly from town to town. But a little pasta water to the mix was definitely a noticeable change, especially when I made the pasta from scratch.

elwebbr23 t1_ja1v6t3 wrote on February 26, 2023 at 5:27 AM

"Pasta" water is a piece of tribal knowledge that is meant to be universal. It's not an ingredient, it's a fixer upper.

That egg sauce wasn't with the addition of boiled water, that sauce has dairy. I like the consistency and the thickness, I'd like to know how it's done.

Exoticwombat t1_ja3o3mx wrote on February 26, 2023 at 4:42 PM

He posted the recipe in a comment and the only dairy mentioned is the cheese. Seems he did the usual mixing of the cheeses and yolks with some of the fat from the guanciale and pasta water. That’s how I make it, too.