Spaghetti A La Carbonara - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 lb spaghetti
    1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
    1/4 cup pancetta
    1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
    5 -6 garlic cloves, chopped
    1/2 cup dry white wine
    2 large egg yolks
    pasta cooking water (a ladle full)
    salt & freshly ground black pepper
    1/2 cup of freshly grated romano cheese
    finely chopped parsley (to garnish)
Preparation
    Cook Spaghetti to al Dente Stage in liberally salted water.
    Brown pancette in olive oil in skillet. add garlic for 1-2 minutes, add wine and scrape up all the brown bits (deglaze).
    In separate bowl beat eggs & add ladle of Pasta water to temper.
    Drain Pasta.
    Add to skillet with oil & pancetta.
    Pour egg mixture over pasta.
    Toss rapidly to coat without cooking eggs.
    Remove pan from heat add a big handful of cheese lots of Pepper and salt to taste.
    Continue to toss and turn pasta until it absorbs egg mixture and thickens (1 - 2 Min).
    Garnish with Romano and Parsley.

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