DINNER AT HOME
One of our all time favorite home cooked meals is Spaghetti Carbonara. My Wife has mastered this recipe and this is restaurant quality at home for sure. Wow...this is so good!
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A LITTLE CAVIAR TO KICK THE CARBONARA UP A NOTCH
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| CARBONARA WITH CAVIAR AND A LITTLE VINO ON THE LANAI |
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CARBONARA ON THE LANAI
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| TWO EGGS AND FLOWER |
| MAKE A LITTLE VOLCANO OF FLOUR AND THEN CRACK TO EGGS AND PLACE ON TOP |
| THE FLOUR ABSORBS THE EGGS. ADD WATER AS NEEDED |
| NOW COMES THE HARD PART. YOU MUST KNEED THE DOUGH UNTIL IT FORMS A NICE BALL |
| FINISHED BALL OF PASTA DOUGH |
| COVER DOUGH FOR 30 MINUTES |
| AFTER 30 MINUTES COVERED THE DOUGH RISES A BIT |
| CUBED PANCETTA NOW NEEDS TO BE COOKED |
| BEAT TWO EGGS IN BOWL FOR THE CARBONARA SAUCE |
| FRESH PASTA ROLLED INTO SPAGHETTI |
| WE MADE OUR PASTA A BIT TOO THICK |
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| THE SECRET IS TO USE A DOUBLE BOILER SYSTEM TO HEAT THE EGGS. KEEP HEAT ON LOW SO EGGS DO NOT SCRAMBLE. HEAT UNTIL EGGS BECOME FOAMY |
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| PANCETTA GOES INTO HOT PAN |
| FRESH SPAGHETTI MADE AT HOME |
| COOK THE PANCETTA |
| ADD FRESH PASTA TO BOILING WATER |
| 1 CUP EACH OF PECORINO ROMANO AND PARMIGIANO REGGIANO CHEESE |
| MIX EGGS WELL IN DOUBLE BOILER |
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| FRESH PASTA COOKS IN JUST MINUTES AND FLOATS TO THE TOP |
| PANCETTA, EGGS AND PASTA ARE READY TO GO |
| ADD FRESH COOKED PASTA TO PANCETTA |
| MIX PASTA WITH PANCETTA |
| ADD THE TWO CHEESES AND FRESHLY CRACKED PEPPER |
| ADD PASTA WATER |
| PASTA, PANCETTA AND CHEESE ARE NOW READY FOR THE EGGS |
| POUR IN THE FOAMY EGGS |