Bucatini alla Amatriciana

Bucatini alla Amatriciana
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Mercoledì 29 Luglio 2009 16:02 - Ultimo aggiornamento Martedì 01 Settembre 2009 09:40
BUCATINI ALL' AMATRICIANA
This is perhaps one of the most genuine “pasta asciutte” from Lazio.
This kind of sauce, with which only the “bucatini” can be dressed, takes the name from the town
of Amatrice.
The bucatini is a long pasta, like holed spaghetti.
Many people challenge themselves in complicate Amatriciana sauces: they start with olive oil or
butter, brown the onion or/and garlic, optionally they add hot chilli pepper, then they add the
Pancetta or Bacon and wine and tomato and cheese and……
This recipe is one of unbelievable simplicity: no other fats, besides the fats contained in the
cured meat. So no olive oil is needed. Guanciale (cured pork cheek, not Pancetta, which is pork
belly) and tomato are the ingredients… that’s it.
BUCATINI ALL’AMATRICIANA
Ingredients for 4:
350 gr ( 12 Oz) Bucatini Pasta
150 gr ( 5 Oz) “guanciale” (it is the pork cheek, not much salted and well aged. It can be replaced with a
40 gr ( 1 ½ Oz) grated Pecorino Romano cheese
hot chili pepper
2-3 tomatoes
salt (optional)
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Procedure
Blanch the tomatoes in boiling water for 15 second, then put them in a bowl wit cold water to stop the co
Cut the guanciale in thin strips and cook in a no sticky frying pan without anything, on a very low heat.
As the guanciale starts to melt, add the hot chilli pepper.
When most of the Guanciale is crispy, add the diced tomatoes. Cook for about 10 minutes. Turn off the
Taste before adding salt.
Drain the pasta and toss it in the sauce with the grated cheese.
The real difficulty is to find the rare and true Guanciale. The variations are allowed, but the recipe would
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Bucatini alla Amatriciana
Scritto da Administrator
Mercoledì 29 Luglio 2009 16:02 - Ultimo aggiornamento Martedì 01 Settembre 2009 09:40
ingredients for Amatriciana: Holed spaghetti, hot chilli pepper, tomatoes, Guanciale.
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