Carbonara

Rob_320238

I figure most people on Chefsteps are somewhat plugged in to internet-cheffy types in general. I made Alex (the french guy)'s version of Luciano Monosilio's carbonara last night to resounding success. I've made plenty a tasty carbonara in my day, but the double boiler / hollandaise approach to making the sauce really did yield the best results I've had. One thing I never really loved about making carbonara was the somewhat sensitive timing, having all the parts ready at the right time, using a whole bunch of burners at once, things that make me focus on the food and not the party, basically. Anyways...

My mind immediately went to the hollandaise I make with Joule, as part of the benedict recipe. It would be super fascinating to see if there is a water + wheat starch + egg + cheese joule make-ahead ultimate carbonara sauce experiment here. Grant? Nick?

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FrankM_3301

I've used the double boiler hack for carbonara with success as well.. I just put a stainless bowl over my pasta pot while it is heading toward the boil for the pasta...it produces consistent results quickly. Not sure where you are headed with using sous vide here, but in my opinion, sous vide would just slow the process down far too much. I can have carbonara completed in the time it takes to cook pasta, about 10 minutes.

Rob_320238

Mostly thinking about having the sauce made ahead, making this a totally brainless meal for a weeknight with less cleanup / active elements. It might also be one of those things where I'm losing my mind and making something more complicated than it needs to be. But I figured I needed to think it aloud

Kurt_F__787490

I am late to this post but you could do acheive what you're talking about with sodium citrate and create a stable carbonara sauce. Only challenge is the egg but you could probably work something out.

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