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Carbonara Sauce

Cookbook
Author(s): Marcella Hazan
Page 202
Cuisine: Italian
Course: Main Courses
carbonara

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2 reviews, average rating 4.5 / 5

kaye16

16 years ago
5/5
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This must be the definitive carbonara sauce recipe. Really good. The portions are a bit strange. The recipe says it serves 6, using 20oz of pasta. I made a half recipe for a main for two people, but used only 6oz pasta rather than 10oz. That pasta amount was fine, but the sauce might have been a bit skimpy. But it tasted yummy.

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sturlington

15 years ago
4/5
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Carbonara is one of my go-to meals, so I was curious how this recipe compared to the one I usually make. It was very light on the eggs. I halved the recipe to make the dish for 3 people, which meant I used only one egg for a little over 1/2 pound of pasta. It tasted fiine, but I think I prefer my recipe, which calls for 3 eggs.
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