Bucatini All’Amatriciana Recipe

?Bucatini all'Amatriciana is a traditional Italian pasta dish from the town of Amatrice. The dish is made with bucatini pasta, pancetta, tomato sauce, and grated cheese.

 1 medium onion, finely chopped
 2 oz slab bacon or pancetta finely diced
 3 T butter
 2 - 14 1/2 oz (or 1 28 oz) can Italian plum tomatoes, crushed
 ½ chili pepper, broken into small pieces, or 1/4 t chili pepper flakes to taste
 and freshly ground black pepper
 ¼ cup pecorino cheese
 1 lb pasta, bucatini, penne or spaghetti

1

Melt butter in a large pan over medium heat.

2

Sauté the onion until transparent - about 5 minutes.

3

Add the chili and pancetta and sauté until onion is golden and the pancetta or bacon nice and crisp, about 8 to 10 minutes.

4

Add tomatoes and cook over medium-high heat stirring occasionally, making sure sauce does not burn, about 15 minutes.

5

Add salt to taste. Make sure it needs salt, as pancetta and or bacon are quite salty. You will also be adding the cheese, which is rather salty, too.

6

Meanwhile cook the pasta.

7

When done to taste, drain and pour into a warm serving bowl or directly into pan with the sauce, mix well adding grated cheese to taste and serve.

8

Pass extra cheese at table.

9

Spaghetti can be substituted for the bucatini and in a crunch, pennette.