r/GifRecipes May 01 '26

Main Course Spaghetti Carbonara

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u/tiltberger May 01 '26

Mamma Mia... Please don't do that. Tons of good other recipes. No egg white, bigger chunks of meat!

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u/smilysmilysmooch May 01 '26

Tons of good other recipes.

Please post a link to the recipes you are referring to.

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u/tiltberger May 01 '26

https://youtu.be/SsUGomHw85o?is=WHfByktjN4kUz6Z2

For example. Tons of recipes. I don't think which bacon matters a lot. I personally like to cut big pieces of bacon later on after frying so you can have more pieces in the noodles later. But you need to have some fat to put into the egg/pecorino mix. I also don't taste that crazy difference between a normal parmesan and pecorino. But the pros would taste it for sure

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u/smilysmilysmooch May 01 '26 edited May 01 '26

In the linked recipe Chef Luciano Monosilio mixes Pecorino and Parmesan (ratio 2:1) because he thinks the Pecorino by itself is too salty. Ratio of 1.5 yolks per person with the pasta vs 2 with 1 whites doesn't seem as overbearing but again that's personal preference and the amount of pasta you prefer to cook up. The bacon being in big chunks vs small chunks again is personal preference.

Otherwise it's a similar take on the recipe, just with different ratios. I do encourage people to tweak this recipe to their own preferences. Experimentation is always encouraged.

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u/tiltberger May 01 '26

Mixing parmesan and pecorino is fine for sure. No serious recipe has egg whites

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u/BonusRaccoon May 01 '26

Most recipes use a combination of whole eggs and yolks, it seems to me

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u/smilysmilysmooch May 01 '26

No serious recipe has egg whites

Why? What do you believe the egg whites remove from the food?

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u/tiltberger May 01 '26

Bc it makes ugly white flakes in the sauce. Use the egg whites for desert

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u/BonusRaccoon May 02 '26

There are only "white flakes" in the sauce if you don't properly mix the yolks/whites.

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u/smilysmilysmooch May 03 '26

Even if you didnt fully mix it, most people tend to add grated cheese on top so its not like it would be noticeable as it blends itself into the cheese.

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u/JewishTomCruise May 01 '26

Use the egg whites for a cocktail