Mob's Ultimate Carbonara Recipe

Take a bowl, and grate in your Parmesan and Pecorino (set a pinch aside for sprinkling at the end).

To the cheese, add the egg yolks and a very, very generous amount of black pepper. A good carbonara is meant to be peppery – hence the name, CARBONara. Whisk everything together and set aside.

Chop your smoked bacon into little bits, and add to a frying pan set over a medium heat.

As the bacon bits begin to brown, add your spaghetti to a large pan of boiling water. Salt the boiling water – pasta water is meant to be almost as salty as the sea!

Once the bacon is crisp, add your sliced garlic. Allow the garlic to soften – if the garlic or bacon looks like it is catching on a pan, add small spoons of the starchy pasta water.

When the pasta is 1 minute before being ready – so still quite al dente – ladle out some of the pasta water (about 1 ½ ladles for every person you're cooking for) into a bowl. Set this bowl aside.

Drain the pasta, and then pour the pasta into the pan with the bacon and the garlic. Add some of the pasta water (about ½ a ladle per person), and cook everything together over a medium heat. Once the water has evaporated and the pasta is nice and silky, take off the heat.

Allow to cool down for 1 minute, and then add the egg and parmesan mixture, and some more pasta water (about ½ a ladle per person) and mix it all together.

If it looks too thick, add a bit more water. It should be silky smooth! Serve with a sprinkle of parmesan and twist or two more of black pepper! Enjoy!