Rigatoni alla Carbonara

[SheilaAnn]

For ecowper better late than never! Sorry for lagging. My personal riffs are in the notes.

[SheilaAnn]

And for those who are not paprika users.

Rigatoni Alla Carbonara
★★★★★
Pasta/Rice
Difficulty: Easy | Servings: 4 to 6

Ingredients:
3 large eggs
2 T olive oil
2 T unsalted butter
2 cloves garlic, peeled
6 ounces prosciutto, cut into 4 think slices
1# rigatoni or penne
salt, to taste
big pinch crushed red pepper
¼ cup freshly grated pecorino Romano cheese
⅓ cup freshly grated Parmigiano cheese

Directions:
Beat the eggs in a large, shallow serving dish that can later accommodate the pasta.
Heat the oil and butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until the garlic begins to color. Discard. Add the prosciutto and stir for 15 seconds. Turn off the heat.
Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Add 1 T salt and the rigatoni. Cook, uncovered, until al dente. Drain the rigatoni and add to skillet. Season with salt and red pepper flakes. Mix over low heat until the pasta is well coated with the sauce.
Put the rigatoni and sauce into the bowl with eggs. Add the cheeses and mix quickly and thoroughly. Serve immediately with extra cheese.

Notes:
SheilaAnn’s riffs:
*I use whatever pasta I have, but not a delicate one like capellini.
*I use 4 cloves of garlic, cuz we love garlic and I leave it in.
*I put the crushed red pepper in with the garlic.
*I use pancetta more times than not. My Italian deli sometimes has prosciutto ends and I dice it up when I can get it. Super concentrated cured ham flavor!
*I temper the eggs with some of the hot pasta water. In the past, my eggs have always scrambled and found this to be an adequate solution.

Source: Trattoria Cooking by Biba Caggiano

[ecowper]

Thanks!

[Carolyn]

Thank you. I just started using that App. It took me a few seconds to figure out how to import it. It worked great.

[Bob K]

In any other setting/platform/universe, the posting of a carbonara recipe would be akin to crossing the streams, touching the third rail, swimming with sharks, etc. Generally courting danger and inviting countless critiques, criticisms, and general crapping-on.

But not here, which is pretty great

[SheilaAnn]

Bob K as I was reading your post, I was getting all fired up! Then I scrolled and saw your closing line 🙌🏼🥂😝

[Bob K]

SheilaAnn - 😅 hilarious! You can’t post that without shields up! Also it sincerely is pretty great here

[SheilaAnn]

Bob K love it here!

[Texas Larry]

Looks great. Thanks for sharing.

[STEbbq]

Love the addition of prosciutto! I have not had that for ages and it is yummy in a great pasta recipe like yours.