Carbonara risotto

/ Haruka Sugiyama

Description: Carbonara style risotto. No cream is needed. Same ingredients but with risotto rice. Thick and creamy sauce with risotto rice for a special occasion or even just a weekend meal to treat yourself. 
Serves: 2
Cooking time: 30 minutes

Ingredients 

  • Risotto rice – 120g
  • Medium egg yolk – 4
  • Pancetta – 50g
  • Parmesan cheese – 40g
  • Garlic – 2 cloves chopped in fine pieces
  • Black pepper – 2 dashes
  • Salt – 1 dash
  • Fresh parsley – 1 tablespoon

Method

1. In the same pot, pour in the rice and salt, then let it simmer while stirring until the liquid is absorbed. Continue adding water until all the liquid is absorbed and the rice is plump and soft.
2. Meanwhile, heat a large non-stick frying pan and fry the garlic and pancetta.
3. Beat the eggs in a large bowl with the grated cheese and black pepper. 
4. When the rice is ready, add it to the bowl from 3. Then mix well to coat everything. 
5. Place the rice on the bowl, then add the fried garlic and the pancetta. 
To: Sprinkle black pepper, parsley and parmesan cheese according to your preference.

Nutritional values per serving 

KcalProteinFatCarbsFibreSugarsSaltSaturated FatCalciumPhosphorusVitamin B12
436.919.8g19.3g39.8g2.2g0.4g1.5g9.9g281.5mg253.9mg0.8μg
21.8%39.7%27.6%15.3%7.2%0.4%24.7%49.7%40.2%46.2%52.4%
*These values are approximate and based on the value from ingredients prepared before cooking (Food Data Central, previous USDA). Percent daily values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may vary depending on your calorie needs. Vitamin B6 and Zinc are over 10%, Folate, Vitamin A, B2 and E are over 20%, Vitamin D is over 100% of an adult’s daily reference intake. Your daily values may vary depending on your calorie needs. However, some vitamins may be lost while cooking.  The values for “Waitrose Tender and creamy arborio risotto rice” was used for risotto rice and “Cooks’ Ingredients Smoked Pancetta by Waitrose” was used for pancetta.

Nutritional Tips

For carbonara lovers, this may be one of the alternative dishes. It is a risotto but still tastes like carbonara. It is still as amazing as the original carbonara. In Japan, we eat raw egg and white rice with soy sauce. I found similarity in this dish, eating a runny egg with rice but with cheese. I personally enjoyed this more than I thought. I will try to cook this with guanciale (pig cheek) next time if I can find some in the shop 🙂

I believe this is one of the best recipes with runny egg dishes. However, please make sure that the egg is as fresh as possible and disinfected during production, etc. Avoid eating raw or runny eggs if you are in a vulnerable group (e/g, elderly, weakened immune system or pregnant women). 

In the U.K., if there is a red lion mark printed on eggs, they are known to be safe runny (Food Standard Agency confirmed previously) as they are strictly produced by following the Code of Practice. Over 90% of UK eggs are produced under the British Lion scheme. https://www.egginfo.co.uk/british-lion-eggs.

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