Preparation
10 min
Baking Time
12 min
Servings
3
Bucatini all’Amatriciana is the most delicious Italian recipe that will impress you!!
Ingredient
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 150 g Guanciale guanchale (pork cheek) or bacon cut into cubes
- 1 hot fresh red pepper
- ½ Teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped
- 2 cl. mashed garlic
- 400 g peeled tomatoes
- Salt
- 300 g Bucatini
- 150 gr Pecorino Romano grated
Execution
Step 1
- Heat the oil in a large saucepan or large skillet over medium heat
- Add the bacon and sauté until crispy, about 4 minutes.
- Add the boukovo or the fresh hot red pepper and the black pepper, stir for 10 seconds.
- Add the onion and garlic, cook, stirring frequently, until softened, about 8 minutes.
- Add the tomatoes (break the peeled whole eyes by hand) reduce the heat to low and cook, stirring occasionally, until the sauce thickens, 15-20 minutes.
Step 2
- Meanwhile, boil the pasta in a saucepan of salted water for 2 minutes less than what the package says.
- Drain, retaining 1 cup of the water in which we boiled them.
Step 3
- Add drained pasta hot as it is to the sauce inside pan and mix well.
- Add half a cup of pasta water and cook for about 2 minutes.
- Add the basil and serve the spaghetti in a deep bowl trying to put the bacon sauce on top
