Do you know how to make carbonara correctly? This classic Roman pasta dish consists of just four ingredients – egg, cheese, pork and black pepper – but its's one that has been continuously added to and bastardised, as it’s travelled, commonly with cream or mushrooms for example.
Here then are four Michelin-starred chefs to show you exactly how to make carbonara. The authentic recipe calls for fattier guanciale from the pig’s jowl and pecorino (sheep’s milk) cheese. Also demonstrated here is a key technique many chefs use to prevent the eggs from scrambling, which is to bain-marie them.
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As Carbonara is a Roman dish, we have to start with a Roman chef, namely Luciano Monosilio of Rome’s Pipero restaurant (and formerly of the one Michelin star Pipero al Rex). He’s actually known as the ‘King of Carbonara.’
