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The genuine recipe for the perfect “bucatini all’amatriciana”

Do you feel like eating a toothsome, easy Italian dish? Nothing better than pasta all’amatriciana! 
A super easy recipe with a few ingredients which wholly satisfy all your papilla. Are you looking for any comfort food to share with your family and friends? Stop here! You have found it, you won’t be able to do without its taste any more. 
Only 5 ingredients: pasta, tomatoes, guanciale, red hot chili pepper, and pecorino cheese, nothing else!” 
Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Keyword bucatini all'amatriciana, pasta amatriciana
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
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Ingredients

  • 1 lb of  bucatini, penne, or rigatoni
  • 3 oz of pancetta or bacon. If in Italy, use guanciale (80g)
  • A splash of dry white wine
  • 28 oz of canned peeled tomatoes or fresh very ripe and scented tomatoes (454g)
  • 1 tbs of red pepper flakes;
  • 2/3 cup of grated Pecorino cheese; 
  • Extra virgin olive oil in case the tomatoes sauce gets too dry;
  • Coarse and fine salt 
Servings 4 people

Instructions

  • Sauté the pancetta or bacon until the fat is rendered and the meat is crisp; 
  • Take out the cooked pork and set aside;
  • Simmer the white wine with the pork fat until reduced;
  • Add sliced tomatoes to the pan (also peeled if you are using fresh ones);  
  • Season with salt and simmer until it thickens (if it is too dry, add a little extra virgin olive oil and reduce the heat to low); 
  • In the meantime, cook the pasta al dente in plenty of salted water, roughly 6 quarts for 1lb of pasta; 
  • Drain and pour it into a serving bowl; add the sauce, the crispy pancetta, and the Pecorino; 
  • Toss evenly and add some red pepper flakes according to your taste; 
  • Eat all the amatriciana as this does not reheat well.