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Cooking & Baking

Old Crank

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2. If you have Carbonara

Reply to CanonRay (Reply #1)

Wed Mar 5, 2025, 03:29 PM

Mar 2025

make sure it is not a cream sauce.
In Italy it is speck, eggs and parmesan, and some pepper late.
The 4 are all great but you must get good ingrediaents, and grate the cheese yourself fresh.

If you can find it, the Guanciale spec, from pork jowls.

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Made the 4 Roman pastas. [View all] Old Crank Mar 2025 OP

I've only ever had Cacio e pepe CanonRay Mar 2025 #1

If you have Carbonara Old Crank Mar 2025 #2

I can't get speck where I live. CanonRay Mar 2025 #3

Quality thick cut bacon, lightly smoked would work. Old Crank Mar 2025 #4