Bucatini All'Amatriciana

Anne Burrell

Recipe courtesy Anne Burrell

Show: Secrets of a Restaurant ChefEpisode: The Secret to Pasta Amatriciana

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Total Time:
1 hr 35 min
Prep
20 min
Cook
1 hr 15 min
Yield:
4 to 6 servings
Level:
Easy
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Directions

Coat a large saucepan with olive oil. Add the guanciale and saute over low heat. Cook until it is brown and crispy and has rendered a lot of fat. Remove and reserve 1/3 of the guanciale for garnish. Bring the pan to a medium heat and add the onions and crushed red pepper. Season generously with salt, to taste. Cook the onions until they are translucent, starting to turn golden and are very aromatic. Add the tomatoes and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer the sauce for about 1 hour, tasting periodically. Adjust the salt, as needed.

Bring a large pot of well salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook for 1 minute less than the instructions on the package. Remove 3 or 4 ladlefuls of the sauce from the pot to a bowl, as an insurance policy. You can always add it back in but it's harder to take out once the pasta is in the pan. You're looking for the perfect ratio between pasta and sauce. Drain the pasta from the water and add to the pot of sauce. Stir to coat with the sauce. This is how you always finish pasta; you cook it in the sauce to perform the marriage of the pasta and the sauce. Add more sauce, if necessary. Add in the cheese and drizzle with olive oil to really bring the marriage together. Toss to coat and serve in shallow bowls garnished with cheese and the reserved guanciale.

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  • on May 10, 2012

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    Excellent recipe. I used 1/3 pound guanciale, and drained a large amount of fat before adding the onions. I definitely recommend using guanciale if you can find it. In Los Angeles, I found it at Surfas restaurant supply.

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  • on March 27, 2012

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    Love, love, love this recipe. I do alter it slightly. I use .5 pound of pancetta and .5 pound of prosciutto. Hubby likes it meaty. I can rarely find bucatini, so I use thick spaghetti. I add 2 cloves of garlic (enough to get a little flavor, but not overpower. And my best tip: throw it in the slow cooker or pressure cooker to build those flavors! Smoky, spicy, tangy. Yum!

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  • on February 23, 2012

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    I used pancetta because I couldn't find guanciale. It had so much flavor and a nice amount of heat. I'll definitely make it again.

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