SPAGHETTI CARBONARA WITHOUT EGGS 
1 cup double cream (heavy cream)
˝ cup grated Parmesan and/or Pecorino Romano cheese
150g (1/3 lb) guanciale or pancetta cut into small cubes
250g (1/2 lb) spaghetti, cooked al denté
2 tbsp. olive oil
1 tbsp. butter
salt and black pepper, to taste

Place spaghetti in large stockpot filled with salted boiling water and cook according to package directions (remember to reserve some of the cooking water for the sauce later on).

Meanwhile, sauté Guanciale, Pancetta, lean salt pork or bacon over low heat until crisp, adding a few drops of oil.

Add the Double Cream (heavy cream), and butter and stir slowly, until the meat has softened and oil and cream mixture blends well and begins to thicken.

Add half the Parmesan cheese and continue to stir slowly until melted in.

Season with salt and black pepper, to taste.

Stir slowly over low heat until the sauce begins to thicken heavily.

Add the cooked spaghetti along with some of the pasta water to thin to desired consistency, and mix well.

Serve with the remaining Parmesan cheese.

Submitted by: Jacob

recipe reviews
Spaghetti Carbonara Without Eggs
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 Chebbie (Australia) says:
Absolutely delicious, and so easy! Thank you x
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 Crystal (Washington) says:
Wanted carbonara but I was out of eggs. Added a tsp. of minced garlic (I couldn't help myself) & a pinch of crushed red pepper flakes. It was a delicious mix of alfredo & carbonara. Even my 6 year old asked for seconds. Thanks for sharing!
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 Joseph (New York) says:
I've been researching the possibility of a carbonara without eggs since it seems that custard sauces, both savory and sweet are a bit beyond my capabilities in the kitchen. Usually I wind up cooking the sauce for too long and curdling the egg in the sauce. Baked custard desserts, where you want the egg-based dessert to solidify, are, on the other hand, something I can do reasonably well... probably because it fits my "cook those eggs until they're set" way of cooking anything with egg in it and I baked a Scotch whiskey custard dessert in the pressure cooker a couple years ago :-)
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 Caitie McManus (California) says:
Yum! Will make again. :-)
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 Ellie (Australia) says:
Fantastic! So simple and delicious. I added some finely chopped onion and a teaspoon of garlic and it was wonderful. Will definitely be making this again.
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 Katt Gilding (United Kingdom) says:
It's so simple it really works great! Thanks for the idea Jacob- we needed this!
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 Annamarie (United Kingdom) says:
Made this tonight. Was delicious. Even the kids loved it. I added some chopped shallots & fresh parsley. Would have been happy to have had this carbonara served to me in a restaurant. Great recipe, Jacob.

 

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