Spaghetti Carbonara For One - Alison Roman

Name: Spaghetti Carbonara For One - Alison Roman
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon/13g olive oil; A slice of guanciale or pancetta (if you want to use bacon, sure, you can), about ¼” thick, cut into ¼” pieces (about 2 oz/55g); A personal palmful of spaghetti (about 3 ounces, but who is weighing spaghetti); Kosher salt; 1 large egg; 1 large egg yolk; 1 garlic clove, finely grated (optional, but it is my preference); About ½ cup (1 oz/30g) finely grated parmesan and/or pecorino cheese , plus more for grating on top with reckless abandon; Freshly ground black pepper , lots of it

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The amount of sauce produced here could absolutely go the distance for double the amount of pasta, useful to know if you find yourself in bed with someone needing some LNP (late night pasta).

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon/13g olive oil
A slice of guanciale or pancetta (if you want to use bacon, sure, you can), about ¼” thick, cut into ¼” pieces (about 2 oz/55g)
A personal palmful of spaghetti (about 3 ounces, but who is weighing spaghetti)
Kosher salt
1 large egg
1 large egg yolk
1 garlic clove, finely grated (optional, but it is my preference)
About ½ cup (1 oz/30g) finely grated parmesan and/or pecorino cheese , plus more for grating on top with reckless abandon
Freshly ground black pepper , lots of it