the key to making a great tasting carbonara is to use freshly grated parmigiano reggiano cheese. using the dried pre-grated parmesan cheese does not produce the same result. we know, because we’ve tried it already. also, dried pasta is preferred over fresh handmade pasta because of the constant mixing with the sauce. we used handmade pasta and the strands were broken into small pieces… not good.
pasta 8 oz (230 g)
bacon 6 strips chopped
asparagus small bunch chopped
small onion 1 diced
parmigiano reggiano cheese 1/2 cup (120g)
eggs 2
heavy cream 1/2 cup (120 g)
salt 1 tsp
black pepper 1 tbsp
- in a pan, brown the bacon, set aside the bacon while leaving the fat in the pan
- in the same pan, sauteed the onion to lightly brown and cook the asparagus, set aside
- in a bowl, combine the cream, eggs, cheese, salt, and black pepper. whisk thoroughly
- cook the pasta in a pot of boiling salted water
- strain the cooked pasta into a large mixing bowl (save the pasta water)
- slowly drizzle the cream/egg mixture into the hot pasta, stirring constantly (do it too fast and it’ll scramble the eggs, no good!)
- add the bacon, asparagus, onion, and black pepper to the pasta, mix
- scoop some pasta water to thicken, if necessary
- salt and pepper to taste
- top with more cheese (optional)
all the ingredients needed
pour the carbonara sauce slowly into the cooked hot pasta
creamy and cheesy
Homemade in Hong Kong 
absolutely love this dish!
We do too!
Ooh thanks for posting this! I’ve tried this recipe twice but from an Italian cookbook. Can you clarify.. Is it the quick tossing of the pasta in the sauce that makes the eggs curdle? I read in a diff recipe that the eggs curdle if the temp of eh pasta is too hot. The second time I made I cooled my fettuccini first and that prevented the sauce from curdling, but then my dish was cold. Ack!
cold pasta no good haha! you want to slowly drizzle in the sauce while constantly stirring the hot pasta. this prevents it from curdling. the other thing that might cause it to curdle is you might not have enough cream in the mixture, too much egg.