Pasta all’Amatriciana with Guanciale

Name: Pasta all’Amatriciana with Guanciale
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 cloves garlic, peeled and halved lengthwise; 227 grams guanciale; 2 Tbsps extra-virgin olive oil; 0 unknown onion, finely chopped; 2 Tbsps parmigiano-reggiano, grated; 2 Tbsps pecorino-romano, grated, plus more for garnish; 2 Tbsps red onion, minced; 1 teaspoons red pepper flakes; 454 grams bombolotti pasta or ½ sized rigatoni

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Pastan all’Amatriciana with Guanciale a try. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 915 calories, 23g of protein, and 53g of fat. This recipe covers 15% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. Head to the store and pick up ½ sized rigatoni, guanciale, parmigiano-reggiano, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

Boil water for pasta.

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Pasta

Water

Add salt to the water after it has heated to avoid salts leeching into your cookware.

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Salt

Add pasta to boiling water. Cook until al dente, approximately 10 mins, if you use bombolotti. Meanwhile cut the guanciale into strips about 1 inch long and ¼ inch thick.

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Guanciale

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Water

Heat large skillet over medium-high heat.

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Frying Pan

Add one tablespoon oil.

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Cooking Oil

Add the garlic clove and cook until fragrant, 1 min.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

Add guanciale and cook lightly until browned (It will not cook up like bacon).

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Bacon

Add the onion and cook another minute or so. You may need to spoon off some of the fat, but leave plenty enough so the sweet pork flavor infuses the sauce and makes it sweet and silky.

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Onion