Episode 25 | Teaching your next date how to cook. #pasta #datenight #saucy Serves: 1 Hottie and 1 Stud Difficulty: "Walk in the park!" User Guide: 1. For troubleshooting issues, repeat the video twice. 2. If she cancels last minute, I join you for dinner <3 3. Wear a nice shirt and perfume, pls. Guanciale (cured beef cheek) - 200g guanciale (trimmed) Process: Dice into small cubes and fry over medium-high heat until golden and crispy. Strain over a bowl using a fine sieve. Set aside fried guanciale and weigh out 25g of the guanciale oil to reserve for pasta sauce. Discard the remaining oil. The Carbonara Sauce: - 25g finely grated pecorino cheese - 75g finely grated parmesan + reserve a little extra for plating/garnish - 4 egg yolks (keep whites for a healthy bed-in-breakfast omelette for the night after) - 25g of guanciale oil - 15g finely grated truffle or finely chopped truffles preserved truffles in oil (optional) Process: Add everything in a bowl and mix well together. Cover and set aside. Truffle Butter (makes extra and is optional) - 200g butter - 30g finely grated truffle or finely chopped preserved truffles in oil - Black pepper - Pinch of Sea Salt Process: Beat butter lightly until fluffy. Add truffles, black pepper, and salt. Reserve 30g of truffle butter for pasta and leftover butter store in an air-tight container or freeze (for longer shelf life). Can be added to other pasta dishes, or potatoes, and toasted bread for instance. Pasta: - 160g good quality semolina pasta Process: Season with salt and cook pasta until almost al dente. Best always do the package's recommended minutes but 2 minutes less and check. Assembly: - Cooked Pasta - The Carbonara Sauce - Fried Guanciale cubes - Truffle Butter - Grated parmesan - Black pepper Process: Over medium-low heat, add your cooked pasta. Add your carbonara sauce and gently stir through (careful you don't scramble the eggs). Best to place it on heat, then off heat. Add guanciale pieces and truffle butter and stir through. Season with black pepper. Plate immediately and finish off with grated parmesan. - @cedriklorenzen