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Step 1
Prepare all the ingredients and put the water on high heat. Salt it when it's warm.
Step 2
Start cooking the guanciale in a pan. First, at low heat, to let the fat melt, then at medium heat, to make it crispy (but not fried).
Step 3
Separate the yolks and whip them with a fork.
Step 4
Add the grated pecorino cheese and keep on whipping until you obtain a nice cream.
Step 5
In the meanwhile, guanciale should be ready.
Step 6
Remove some cooking water from the pot where the pasta is almost done.
Step 7
A minute before the pasta is done, remove it from the water and pour it in the pan over the cooked guanciale. Mix it in the melted fat.
Step 8
Add the egg and pecorino cheese cream.
Step 9
Add some spoons of the cooking water and mix the pasta.
Step 10
Serve it, add some more pecorino cheese and (according to taste) some black pepper. Buon appetito!