Carbonara is the easiest pasta sauce in the world to make. Why on earth would you want to make it with a powder?
Just fry some cut-up bacon (if you can't find pancetta, it will still be better than the powder version) in a little oil if it's not very fatty, beat an egg per person with a fork, grate some parmigiano into the egg, salt and pepper, and cook the pasta. As soon as it's cooked, drain, put back in the pot and immediately add the egg, stir, add the bacon and cover (no heat) so the residual heat will cook the egg.
That's all. can you cook cut up bacon? can you mix an egg like for scrambled eggs? can you grate cheese? You can make carbonara. That's all that's in it. Please, if you need a mix for something, make it for something difficult to make from scratch. |