Jamie Oliver's recipe for 'authentic' carbonara leaves Italians horrified as they fume over chef's decision to add an extra ingredient
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Jamie Oliver has caused a stir after a video of the celebrity chef recreating a classic pasta dish resurfaced online. The clip from 2017 showed the 49-year-old TV chef preparing his version of a carbonara, with Oliver describing his variation as a 'truly authentic' and 'traditional'.
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According to La Cucina Italiana, an Italian magazine focused on gastronomy and food culture, a conventional carbonara is prepared using only four ingredients. These include spaghetti, guanciale or rindless bacon, pecorino romano or parmigiano reggiano cheese, and egg yolks - with a pinch salt and pepper to taste.
While it initially appeared that Jaime was going to follow the traditional recipe, such as using guanciale for the meat and pecorino romano for the cheese, he later added a clove of garlic to the pan - much to the chagrin of his Italian followers. Explaining his decision to include what many felt was an unnecessary ingredient, Jamie said:'Give the garlic a crack, and then put it in the pan.
'As this starts to sizzle, the fat will pull out some of that perfume from the garlic.'. However, several Italians were quick to point out that Jaime's dish was 'not a classic carbonara' in angry social media posts. Jamie Oliver has caused a stir after a video of the celebrity chef recreating a classic pasta dish resurfaced online.
