bucatini with guanciale
bucatini alla gricia
TOTAL TIME: 35 minutes
MAKES: 4 to 6 servings
Pasta alla gricia, which is sometimes prepared without onion, is the ancestor of pasta amatriciana and made without tomato.
Ingredients
- Fine sea salt
- 7 ounces guanciale, cut into 1/8-inch slices
- 5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 medium onion, thinly sliced
- 2 whole dried arbol chiles, crumbled, or red pepper flakes to taste
- 1 pound bucatini or spaghetti
- 1/2 cup freshly grated Pecorino Romano cheese
Instructions
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Meanwhile, cut guanciale into ¾-inch pieces. Line a plate with paper towels. Combine guanciale and oil in a large nonstick skillet; cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until golden and crisp, about 5 minutes. Remove skillet from heat. Using a slotted spoon, transfer guanciale to paper towels to drain. Add onion and chiles to skillet; cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened, 5 to 7 minutes.
Meanwhile, cook pasta in the boiling water until al dente. Return guanciale to skillet and stir to combine; remove from heat. When pasta is al dente, drain pasta and immediately return to pot. Add guanciale mixture, scraping skillet with a rubber spatula to add all of the pan contents to pot with the pasta. Toss to combine. Add cheese and toss once more. Serve immediately.
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