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authentic Amatriciana pasta

Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian
Servings 2
Author Claudia Rinaldi | Gourmet Project

Ingredients

  • 5.5-7 oz bucatini pasta 160-200 gr
  • 1.7 oz guanciale 50 gr
  • 1 chili
  • 8.8 oz fresh tomatoes or a little more of canned tomatoes (pelati) 250 gr
  • 1/4 glass white wine and vinegar mixed in equal parts
  • 1.7 oz pecorino cheese 50 gr
  • salt
  • pepper

Instructions

  1. Cut guanciale into strips and grate the pecorino cheese.
  2. If you are using fresh tomatoes, bring a medium pot of water to a boil, add tomatoes and boil them less than a minute. Drain them and peel them (peel will come away easily at this point).
  3. Heat a teaspoon of olive oil in a large skillet, add the chili and the guanciale.
  4. Brown guanciale until crunchy. Add wine and vinegar, and cook, low heat, until alcohol evaporates (alcohol smell is gone).
  5. Remove chili and a few tablespoons of guanciale. Discard the chili and set the guanciale aside.
  6. Finally, add tomatoes and cook 10 minutes (add a few tablespoons of water if necessary).
  7. Cook pasta al dente, drain it and pour it into the skillet, add 3/4 of the pecorino and sauté a minute or so.
  8. Serve pasta hot, sprinkled with pecorino and the guanciale you kept aside.