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SHORTCUT GUANCIALE RECIPE - NYT COOKING



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There is an edge of obsessiveness to carbonara — and I gave in to it completely by starting to make my own guanciale, the cured pig cheek central to most Italian versions of the dish. There’s no real need to; it’s available online, but I was inspired after eating a wonderful meal at Vetri Ristorante in Philadelphia, and buying a cookbook, “Rustic Italian Food,” by its owner, Marc Vetri. He made it sound easy — and it is. It’s also satisfying. Guanciale is generally cured for a week, then hung to dry for about three weeks, which is how I usually make it. A fireplace is perfect. But Mr. Vetri has a version that cures for only three days, then is baked. If you order raw cheeks, they need to be trimmed. You want to end up with a neat, flat slab, roughly an inch and a half thick. The key is to cut off the glands, down to the first level of meat, and all excess fat. Here is Mr. Vetri’s recipe:

Provided by Ian Fisher

Total Time 3 hours 15 minutes

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 pork jowl (about 1 pound)
2 tablespoons and 1 teaspoon kosher salt
2 teaspoons dextrose powder or 1 1/2 teaspoons superfine sugar (I use the latter)
1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon ground pepper
1 teaspoon curing salt No. 1 (available at Amazon.com)
1 teaspoon crushed garlic
1 tablespoon chopped rosemary

Steps:

  • Rinse pork jowl and pat dry. Combine other ingredients in a bowl.
  • Rub the curing mix on the jowl, then place jowl in a gallon Ziploc bag with the cure evenly spread on top and bottom. Refrigerate for 3 days.
  • Rinse the jowl and dry it. Roast at 275 degrees for 2 1/2 to 3 hours.

Nutrition Facts : @context http//schema.org, Calories 187, UnsaturatedFatContent 6 grams, CarbohydrateContent 3 grams, FatContent 11 grams, FiberContent 0 grams, ProteinContent 18 grams, SaturatedFatContent 4 grams, SodiumContent 273 milligrams, SugarContent 2 grams

CARBONARA (GUANCIALE, EGG, AND PECORINO ROMANO) RECIPE ...



Carbonara (Guanciale, Egg, and Pecorino Romano) Recipe ... image

Use the best, freshest eggs you can find, and don't even think of making this dish with eggs from stressed-out battery chickens. You can taste the difference. If you can find real guanciale, so much the better. Once the eggs have been added to the pasta, do not let the pan touch the heat directly or you will wind up with scrambled eggs.

Provided by Oretta Zanini De Vita

Number Of Ingredients 6

4 ounces (115 grams) guanciale, cut into 1/4-inch (1/2-centimeter) dice
2 generous tablespoons extra virgin olive oil, preferably lightly fruity
3 large eggs, at room temperature
10 rounded tablespoons (100 grams) freshly grated pecorino romano, or half pecorino romano and half parmigiano-reggiano
freshly ground black pepper
1 pound (450 grams) pasta (see note below)

Steps:

  • Put the guanciale and oil in a large skillet. Sauté over medium heat until the edges of the guanciale pieces are just turning brown, about 2 minutes. Don't let it get too crisp. Set the pan and its contents aside but keep warm.
  • Bring 5 quarts (5 liters) of water to a boil in an 8-quart (8-liter) pot over high heat. When the water boils, add 3 tablespoons kosher salt, then add the pasta and cook, stirring occasionally, until al dente.
  • While the pasta is cooking, break the eggs into a small bowl and add all the cheese and a generous grinding of pepper. Whisk gently until the mixture is smooth.
  • Drain the pasta (reserving and keeping warm a cup of its water) and put it in the skillet with the guanciale over low heat. Toss quickly to mix well.
  • Holding the skillet slightly above but not touching the burner, pour the egg and cheese mixture in a stream into the pasta. Now, if you have the skill, toss the pasta with a deft movement of the wrist to blend all the contents of the pan. If you don't, remove the pan from the heat and mix quickly with two wooden spoons. If you have a warm spot, such as a food warmer or even over a pilot light, rest the pan there while you work.
  • Whatever you do, work fast or the pasta will get cold and the eggs will stay raw and runny. Ideally the heat of the pasta will cook the egg just enough, and the sauce should be creamy. You can mix in a tiny bit of the reserved water to smooth things out, but you probably won't need to.
  • Transfer to individual heated bowls or plates and serve instantaneously.

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