Try making a plate of tuna carbonara, or as the Italians call it carbonara di mare with our tuna carbonara recipe. Tuna Carbonara is a contemporary Italian pasta dish, where seafood is seen as a non-traditional ingredient. However, seafood carbonara has become a recent food trend. Meanwhile, the sauce in this contemporary tuna carbonara recipe is made with grated Parmigiano and raw beaten eggs only, and without any cream or milk.
Meal: Lunch, Dinner Cuisine: Italian
Preparation time: Cooking time: Total time: Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
Water for boiling spaghetti
Salt for pasta water and to taste
400g of spaghetti
2 eggs
70g of Parmigiano cheese, grated
Black pepper to taste
30ml – 45ml of extra virgin olive oil
2 cloves of garlic, peeled
200g of canned tuna
A handful of fresh parsley, chopped (optional)
Equipment
1 large pot
1 medium bowl
1 frying pan
1 cup
Directions
Boil a pot of water and add salt once it starts boiling. Add the spaghetti and cook according to the directions on the package.
Beat the eggs, 60g of Parmigiano cheese, and black pepper in a medium bowl until well combined.
Heat the olive oil in a frying pan over medium heat, add the garlic cloves and cook until they turn brown.
Add the canned tuna, break them into small pieces and cook for 2 to 3 minutes. Remove the garlic cloves.
Once the spaghetti is cooked, save 1 cup of pasta water and drain the rest.
Add the cooked spaghetti to the frying pan, mix and pour in the pasta water. Cook for 1 to 2 minutes.
Remove the pan from the heat and add the egg mixture while stirring until it becomes creamy.
Serve immediately with chopped parsley, grated black pepper, and 10g of grated Parmigiano.
Tips To Make Traditional Spaghetti Carbonara
To make a silky smooth carbonara sauce, use room temperature eggs to prevent any clumps in your sauce. Also, remember to beat the eggs until everything is well incorporated thoroughly. The most important tip of all is to remove the pan from the heat! Turning off the heat isn’t enough. You want to make sure that it’s the spaghetti’s residual heat that makes your egg mixture into a smooth sauce and not the heat from the pan.
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