Carbonara Hamburger

Ingredients

• 2 egg yolks
• guanciale (Cut into pieces; use enough for the burger and reserve the rendered grease.)
• pecorino cheese (Finely grated, as needed for the carbonara cream.)
• black pepper (As needed.)
• ground meat (Use meat only to form a thick hamburger patty.)
• water (Add as needed while cooking the carbonara cream.)
• bread (Sliced for the burger.)
• black truffle (Optional; add to taste.)

Steps

1. 1

   Cook the guanciale in a pan over heat, allowing it to slowly render its fat until the pieces are crispy. Leave some of the rendered grease in the pan.

2. 2

   Put the two egg yolks in a bowl. Add some of the rendered guanciale grease and mix.

3. 3

   Mix grated pecorino cheese and black pepper into the yolks and guanciale grease to make the carbonara cream.

4. 4

   Form the ground meat into a thick hamburger patty using your hands. The patty should contain only meat.

5. 5

   Cook the thick hamburger patty in the pan with the reserved guanciale grease. Cover it so it cooks better.

6. 6

   Turn off the heat once the hamburger is cooked as shown in the source.

7. 7

   With the heat off, cook the carbonara cream in the pan. Add some water and stir until bubbles are no longer visible and the cream is done.

8. 8

   Slice the bread.

9. 9

   Dip the sliced bread into the burger sauce in the pan.

10. 10

    Assemble the burger with some carbonara cream, the hamburger, more carbonara cream, and the crispy guanciale.

11. 11

    If desired, add some black truffle and serve the carbonara hamburger immediately.

Notes

The source does not provide quantities for the guanciale, pecorino, meat, water, bread, pepper, or optional truffle, nor does it specify exact cooking temperatures or times. It also does not state the burger's doneness; cook the meat safely according to the type of ground meat used.

Nutrition per serving

• main
• burger
• Italian-inspired
• pancooked
• high-protein
• rich
• optional-truffle