Pastaphilia

Pastaphilia

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Pestonara

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Mark Gowen
Sep 26, 2026
∙ Paid

PESTONARA

Serves 2

A carbonara–pesto hybrid: a golden Pecorino and egg-yolk emulsion with pancetta and peas, finished with a loose ribbon of concentrated pesto rather than mixing the pesto into the sauce.

Ingredients

200 g trenette or linguine
80 g pancetta dolce, diced
100 g peas
4 egg yolks
50 g Pecorino Romano, finely grated
Freshly ground black pepper
2 desse…

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