Pasta Amatriciana

To prepare the sauce, you will need guanciale (cured pork cheek), tomatoes, garlic, a bit of chili pepper, and grated pecorino cheese. Optionally, you can add a splash of dry white wine, though this addition was not traditionally used in simple Italian cooking. The sauce is typically served with bucatini, spaghetti, or rigatoni.

Details

  • Preparation Time: 5 minutes
  • Cooking Time: 15 minutes
  • Difficulty: 1
  • Spiciness: 1
  • Number of Servings: 4

Ingredients

  • 400 g Pasta, spaghetti, spinach

  • 1 teaspoon Oil, olive

  • 120 g Meat, pork, smoked bacon

  • 1 pod Garlic, fresh

  • 0.25 teaspoons Chili peppers, red chili, dried

  • 400 g Tomato, red

  • pieces Salt, table

  • 60 g Cheese, Parmesan, hard

Steps

  1. In a pan with a bit of olive oil, fry the diced guanciale or pancetta until it turns golden brown. Remove about half of the fried pieces from the pan and set aside on a warm plate.

  2. Add crushed garlic and dried chili to the pan. Stir in the canned chopped tomatoes and season lightly with salt and ground pepper. Let the sauce simmer over medium heat for 6-8 minutes.

  3. While preparing the sauce, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil for the pasta. Add the chosen pasta and cook it according to the time indicated on the package.

  4. Once the pasta is cooked, add it to the pan with the sauce. Pour in a bit of the pasta cooking water and mix everything well. Finally, stir in the reserved guanciale pieces. Adjust seasoning with salt, pepper, or chili if needed.

  5. Serve the pasta on plates. Sprinkle grated cheese on top and serve the dish immediately.

Nutrition Information (Per 100g)

  • Calories: 240.32 kcal
  • Fat: 7.65 g
    • Saturated Fat: 2.52 g
  • Carbohydrates: 31.31 g
    • Sugars: 1.61 g
  • Protein: 8.66 g
  • Fiber: 4.43 g

Advice

Instead of guanciale, you can use pancetta, and pecorino cheese can be substituted with parmesan.