Pasta Amatriciana / Bucatini all' Amatriciana
We love all things pasta! This is delicious comfort food with simple ingredients. Traditionally this is made with sliced guanciale but pancetta or good bacon work wonderfully : )
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoon - good olive oil
- 1 small - onion chopped
- 3 clove - garlic minced
- 1/2 pound - thick good quality bacon - chopped (6-7 pieces of bacon)
- 1 teaspoon - parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon - crushed dried red pepper
- 1/4 cup - dry red wine
- 2 1/2 cup - tomato sauce
- 16 oz - spaghetti or bucatini
- 1 fresh ground salt and pepper to taste
- 1 Grated Pecorino Romano to taste
Instructions
- Heat olive oil over medium heat in a large skillet. Add chopped bacon, onion, garlic, parsley and crushed red pepper. Cook for 10 - 15 minutes, stirring often, until onions are soft and bacon is starting to lightly crisp around edges. Do not drain fat.
- Add red wine - stir one minute.
- Add tomato sauce. Stirring constantly, bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer sauce for 20 - 25 minutes, stirring often. Salt and pepper to taste if necessary.
- Cook pasta per package instructions in boiling salted water, coordinate cooking times. Drain, toss with sauce. Serve with grated Pecorino Romano or cheese of choice. Enjoy : )
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