Pasta Amatriciana / Bucatini All’Amatriciana

Name: Pasta Amatriciana / Bucatini All’Amatriciana
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 6 tbsp good olive oil; 1 small onion, chopped; 3 clove garlic, minced; 1/2 lb thick, good quality bacon - chopped (6-7 pieces of bacon); 1 tsp parsley; 1/2 tsp crushed dried red pepper; 1/4 cup dry red wine; 2 1/2 cup tomato sauce; 16 oz spaghetti, bucatini or pasta of your choice; 1 fresh ground salt and pepper to taste; 1 Grated Pecorino Romano to taste

craftycookingmama @cook_3743042

Lancaster, PA

www.craftycookingmama.com

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 : )

www.craftycookingmama.com

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 : )

craftycookingmama @cook_3743042

Lancaster, PA

www.craftycookingmama.com

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 : )

www.craftycookingmama.com

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 : )

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Ingredients

4 servings

6 tbspgood olive oil
1 smallonion, chopped
3 clovegarlic, minced
1/2 lbthick, good quality bacon - chopped (6-7 pieces of bacon)
1 tspparsley
1/2 tspcrushed dried red pepper
1/4 cupdry red wine
2 1/2 cuptomato sauce
16 ozspaghetti, bucatini or pasta of your choice
1fresh ground salt and pepper to taste
1Grated Pecorino Romano to taste

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Steps

1

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.
2

Add red wine - stir one minute.
3

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.
4

While sauce is going (coordinate times) cook pasta per package instructions in boiling salted water. Drain, toss with sauce. Serve with grated Pecorino Romano or cheese of choice. Enjoy : )