/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.17643334]

You don't know how to make carbonara.

[Anonymous No.17643411]

Yes I do

[Anonymous No.17643493]

I don't really care for carbonara.

[Anonymous No.17643509]

>spills cheese recklessly off the plate like a slob, probably done purposefully trying to make it look “rustic”
>let it sit out and let it get hard, not it looks like a prop dish in a museum.

4/10 OP, get your head out of your ass and try again. Would sweep off table onto wall.

[Anonymous No.17643512]

>>17643334
I have never had carbonara

[Anonymous No.17643553]

Funny that you post this, just made it this morning and I wasn't a fan of it.
>Pancetta, diced in a manner so that you get fat + meat in every sliver
>Cook on a cold pan and gradually heat it up so the fat renders
>Sperate bowl, whisk eggs w Parmigianno and/or Pecorino Romano+black pepper
>Boil pasta
>Add to pan of cooked pancetta, w pasta water
>Add egg mixture once you're sure the temp of the pasta will not cook the egg
>Done

Overrated dish honestly. Maybe I'll try the American bastardization next time and see if they're onto something, but for now I don't like carbonara.

[Anonymous No.17643564]

>>17643553
I would've used guanciale but the nearest place that sells it is a 2+ hour drive. Fuck that shit

[Anonymous No.17644817]

>boil pasta
>heat some bacon
>mix eggs and cheese
>throw everything in the same pan
>stir
>serve with a topping of more cheese
how is it even possible to fuck it up?

[Anonymous No.17644835]

>>17643553
Did you use whole eggs or just the yolks?

[Anonymous No.17644842]

>make pasta
>add egg, cream, cooked bacon chopped up, peas

done

[Anonymous No.17645022]

>>17643553
Because it's just a really simple dish that requires quality ingredients and some technique to do right. It won't blow your mind away.

[Anonymous No.17645026]

>>17644835
Yes.

[Anonymous No.17645030]

>>17644842

>peas

ask me how i know ur british

[Anonymous No.17645048]

>>17643553
>overrated

for me its actually the opposite... its extremely tasty and i basically could eat way too much of it... sooo tasty especially when you consider how quick and easy it is to make, how few ingredients you need and how cheap the dish is..

[Anonymous No.17645056]

>>17644817
its possible that it turns into scrambled eggs if you fuck up a tiny bit.. its a dish you have to make a couple of times to get it just right imo

[Anonymous No.17645067]

>>17644817
No cream?

[Anonymous No.17645121]

Enter Italians claiming that cream can't be used, while not know that the lack of cream was from a change in the recipe due to rationing of dairy.

[Anonymous No.17645141]

>>17645121
you can use cream, it makes the dish a bit easier and you can just use some pasta water and big eggs if you dont have cream on hand, both are OK and give you good results.

[Anonymous No.17645191]

>>17645022
I was afraid of making Carbonara because I have consistently fucked up Cacio e Pepe and thought if I cant even get that right, Carbonara is out of my league.

I was amazed how fucking EASY Carbonara is. The Eggs are pretty much cheating when it comes to emulsifying everything.
However after making Carbonara a few times I am now also able to make proper Cacio e pepe.

The best thing about these simple dishes is that I can literally just throw them together on a lazy weeknight. All you need is some cheese and noodles. Maybe egg and bacon if you want some carbonara.

[Anonymous No.17645729]

>>17645067
NO CREAM

[Anonymous No.17647116]

>>17643553
> Overrated dish
Your carbonara was probably shit

[Anonymous No.17647127]

>Guanciale if you can find it, or pancetta
>cook it on low heat to render the fat
>thick spaghetti or buccatini cooked just shy of al dente
>3 eggs plus an egg yolk, mixed with lots of fresh-grated Parmesan
>drain pasta, add meat and egg/cheese mixture off the heat and combine, adding reserved pasta water as necessary
simple as

[Anonymous No.17647200]

the heat of the pasta cooks the egg

[Anonymous No.17647205]

>>17643334
Tomato juice, bacon, pasta. Simple as

[Anonymous No.17647226]

>>17643553
ive made it a few times and its getting better. i actually just had some last night, but at a restaurant for my buddies birthday.

im in the us but live in the sticks, its really hard to find the ingredients fresh.

[Anonymous No.17649071]

>>17645121
Not true at all. Cream was introduced in american carbonara because a lot of milk producer were on the plan that crashed in 9/11

[Anonymous No.17649413]

>>17643334
You are correct.

[Anonymous No.17649465]

>>17643334
red sauce is better

[Anonymous No.17649491]

>>17643553
>raw eggs
>animal fat

its literally the perfect meal

[Anonymous No.17650040]

>>17649491
Amen to that.

[Anonymous No.17651080]

>>17643553
It's literally a Medieval era dish, what were you expecting? It's a quality, but simple meal

[Anonymous No.17651298]

>>17643334
What do you mean? Just mix it with milk and heat

[Anonymous No.17651484]

>>17643334
it's true. I will noe leave /ck/

[Anonymous No.17651667]

carbonara itself is the most boring and bland dish on earth but it can be made so that not only wh*te people love it
>olive oil in
>add curry powder or garam masala to oil
>add finely chopped lamb or turkey, i guess bacon would be fine if muslims arent eating
>add ginger, chopped chili, a dash of soy sauce and fish sauce
>bring water to a boil and add pasta noodles
>when noodles are cooked drain the water and add the sauce to the pot
>mix with egg yolk and finish with lime juice and cilandre
perfect, simple as

[Anonymous No.17651694]

>>17651080
invented in 1950s

[Anonymous No.17651699]

>>17643553
Reddit moment