Prep time: 15 mins
Cook time: 40 mins
Complexity: Easy
Pasta all’amatriciana: this is a classic of the Italian cuisine: a dish that will make you salivate like nothing else…
Ladies and gentlemen: this is the Italian Food Boss’ version of Pasta all’Amatriciana!
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Enjoy the video recipe!
You will need:
- 400gr /14oz pasta (I used ‘bucatini’)
- 300gr /10oz guanciale (pork cheek)
- 700ml / 23 fl oz passata (tomato puree)
- a few slices of a shallot
- 80gr / 2.8oz pecorino cheese
- black pepper
Procedure:
- Put a large pot of salted water on the stove to boil;
- Skin the ‘guanciale’ e cut in slices 1/4inch wide and 1 inch long;
- Set the guanciale slices to gently fry in a pan together with a few slices of a shallot (optional);
- When crispy, set aside most of the slices but keep frying a few that will be used to guarnish the plate at the end;
- Get rid of the fat left in the pan and in the same pan add the passata. Cook for about 30 minutes on slow heat;
- When the water is boiling, put the pasta in the large pot;
- When the pasta is ‘al dente’, move it in the pan with the passata and guanciale;
- Keep mixing by adding some pecorino cheese and so that the pasta can keep cooking for a few more seconds;
- Serve and add pecorino cheese on top and freshly ground black pepper!
And that’s how it’s done in Italia!
Italian Food Boss special tip: Set aside a few extra-crispy guanciale slices to be added in the final step (right before eating)!
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