INGREDIENTS:
Ever thought about cooking pasta on the BigPig? Well here’s an awesome recipe that’s simple to make and is jammed packed full of flavours! Originating in Rome, Italy, Carbonara has seen many variations over the years and our take pays tribute to the traditional ingredients that make it stand out from the crowd!
Your favourite (good quality) pasta – we used Fettucine
50g Pecorino Romano (a hard, salty cheese made from sheep’s milk)
120g Guanciale (cured pork cheek) – if you get stuck, use prosciutto or bacon
1x tsp course ground black pepper
2x tsp salt3x egg yolks (best quality eggs you can buy)
If you’re wondering where the cream is….you ain’t gunna find it here – forget about it!
The fat that renders from the Guanciale, mixed with the egg yolks and cheese make the perfect creamy sauce. You’re going to love it!
METHOD:
- Fill the top grate on the BigPig with lit Heat Beads lump charcoal.
- Finely dice Guanciale – there’s lot of fat in it which will render as it cooks. Here’s where a lot of the flavour lies.
- Finely grate cheese. You can 50/50 with Parmesan if you want for extra richness!
- Separate 3x egg yolks.
- Combine cheese and yolks in bowl and mix for 30 seconds.
- Boil pot of water with 2x tsp salt
- Once water is boiling, add pasta in – don’t break it. Follow instructions in packets.Heat pan (medium) on BigPig and add Guanciale.
- Don’t have the pan too hot otherwise you will end up with little bits of hard crackle. Medium heat is perfect to render the fat and achieve a balance of softness and crispiness.
- Keep the fire roaring in the BigPig, too low a temperature and you will create excess smoke that will ruin the dish. Fire should burn clean throughout the cook.
- Remove Guanciale pan from BigPig and add cooked pasta – you want to get about ¼ cup of pasta water into the final dish so there’s no need to drain the pasta – just pick it out with tongs and into the Guanciale pan. Top up with water to make approx. ¼ cup.
- Stir thoroughly and allow pan to cook for a minute. If you add the cheese and yolk mixture when the pan’s too hot, you will scramble the eggs – don’t be that guy!
- Add cheese and yolk mixture and stir well to incorporate.
- Add pepper and stir.
- Serve up!
Handy Hint: This dish is best served immediately. Adjust the ingredient quantities to suit your palette.
Product Specification Table
| Specification | Traveller | Series 2 | Big Pig |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height (ground to top of chimney) |
160cm | 154.5cm | 193cm |
| Height (ground to cooking surface) |
63.5cm | 70.5cm | 75.5cm |
| Width (side to side) |
50cm | 55cm | 120cm |
| Cooking Surface | 35cm x 25cm BBQ Plate |
26cm diameter round plate & 34cm x 24cm large plate |
49cm x 21cm Removable stove top |
| Weight | 16kg | 18kg | 39kg |
| Door Opening | 26cm Diameter | 26cm Diameter | 41cm x 16cm |
| Chimney Length | 3 x 350mm pieces | 3 x 300mm pieces | 3 x 450mm pieces |
| Chimney Diameter | 58mm | 58mm | 75mm |
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