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Neil joins long time friend and fellow chef Steve Manfredi to learn the secret of a perfect Carbonara the italian way! This is essentially a Roman dish and, like many well-loved dishes, has been tampered with by chefs and home cooks to the point where the original, elegantly simple preparation has been lost. The Italian original uses air-dried pork cheek- guanciale- not bacon, which in any case is smoked. While it is difficult or near impossible to get here in Australia, air-dried pork belly- pancetta- is acceptable. It contains no cream- an infuriatingly silly addition that seems to have gained in popularity.
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I am still making this dish on a regular basis---NOTHING beats the genuine article !!
I am still making this dish on a regular basis---- nothing beats the genuine article!!
I have been cooking this one for years and its fantastic. Rick Stein does a similar Carbonara but he puts the pasta (when cooked) in the pan with the panchetta, adds the egg etc and cheese and stirs. Top with more cheese when serving.
I saw Neil and Steve do this recipe on TV a few years ago, when I lived in South Africa, and I memorized it--it is THE BEST Carbonara recipe ON EARTH!! I must have made it at least 100 times!! Forget the cream and other stupid things--this is the genuine article.
Sounds delicious. Will give it a go 2nite.
made this last night. delicious! husband still talking about it. you definitely don't need cream. wasn't dry or bland at all.
mmm looks delicious :)
The carbonara was the best ever! I have always found carbonara too rich and gooie but using only egg and no cream allows a more intense flavor without being too rich. Must be much healthier too.
This has become a family favourite and I'm making it at least once a fortnight. The only change I have made is using 8 cloves of garlic instead of 2. YUM!! My 12 year old even requested it last week for her birthday dinner.
Was wondering if anyone else noticed the black bug that appeared on the raddichio that Neil Perry was chopping during the video for the Carbonara ? !!!!!!
I never liked Spaghetti Carbonara until I tried this one. Now I cook it all the time. It is sooo much better without the cream!
I am not a pasta-fan.But my husband is !! And I please him at most when I cook him Spaghetti Carbonara from your recipe .It is his Favourite dish !!! He is in finance and at the moment it is more than ever on the menu !! Thank you Steve!!
it's a great dish to cook, very easy and tasty. the video helped alot thanx for that!!!!!!!!!!!
thanks guys that was the best my family loves it thak you greg
Thanks for this video. I successfully duplicated this recipe!
I love this, changed the pancetta to a smoked chicken the second time BELISSIMO!
That's disgraceful.
I've come back a second time. I used best quality incredients last time. A treat.
I am a hopeless cook, but blessed is my friend who has shown me this video! I still can't believe I can cook something this nice. If I can cook it, anyone can! Please post other simple recipes (with video)! Thanks heaps!
Made this last night as I tend to not like the cream based pasta recipes. Very nice, simple to make and leftovers taste great too
Thankyou for a lovely and simple recipe
I have been cooking Spaghetti Carbonara with cream for years at least once a week because my family loves pasta so much. But this recipe I cannot wait to try - no cream. Thanks Steve & Neil for "enlightening" me ( emphasis on lighten me).