Pick-a-Pepper Pasta (Bucatini with Hot and Sweet and Pickled Peppers Sauce)

Name: Pick-a-Pepper Pasta (Bucatini with Hot and Sweet and Pickled Peppers Sauce)
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 113 grams guanciale, speck, pancetta or bacon, 1/4-inch dice; 3 leaves A few fresh basil, torn; 454 grams bucatini pasta (hollow spaghetti); 2 Tbsps butter; 794 grams D.O.P. San Marzano tomatoes; 3 Tbsps About hot pickled Italian cherry peppers, chopped, plus 2 tablespoons of their pickle juice; 2 Tbsps EVOO; 1 handful A of fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped; 1 Fresno pepper, seeded and chopped; 3 cloves garlic, chopped or sliced; 6 servings Pecorino cheese, to pass at table; 2 cubanelle peppers, seeded and chopped; 2 mediums or 1 large red bell pepper, seeded and chopped; 1 red onion, chopped; 6 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 473 milliliters passata or tomato puree or tomato sauce

Pick-a-Pepper Pasta (Bucatini with Hot and Sweet and Pickled Peppers Sauce) might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 6. This recipe covers 32% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. One portion of this dish contains approximately 26g of protein, 26g of fat, and a total of 647 calories. Head to the store and pick up bacon, butter, pecorino cheese, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

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Heat a deep skillet or Dutch oven with the EVOO, 2 turns of the pan, over medium-high heat.

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Extra Virgin Olive Oil

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Dutch Oven

Frying Pan

Add the guanciale and brown until lightly crisp.

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Guanciale

Add the garlic, bell pepper, cubanelles, onions and fresno peppers, and cook until tender, 7 to 8 minutes.

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Fresno Pepper

Bell Pepper

Garlic

Onion

Add the pickled peppers and a big splash of their juice, about 2 tablespoons, and deglaze the pan - hold your head back or you'll really clean out your sinuses.

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Peppers

Juice

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Frying Pan

Add the tomatoes and crush up a bit, then stir in the passata and basil. Simmer to thicken 30 minutes or so.

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Tomato

Passata

Basil

Add the parsley, season with salt and pepper. Cool and store for a make-ahead meal. Reheat over medium flame.

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Salt And Pepper

Parsley

To serve: While the sauce heats, bring a large pot of water to a boil. Salt the water and cook the pasta to al dente. Reserve a ladle of the starchy cooking water and drain. Toss the pasta with the butter and half the sauce.

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Butter