Bucatini all'Amatriciana Recipe
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon unsalted butter
- 1 medium yellow onion, finely chopped (about 1 cup)
- 3 thick pancetta slices (about 1/3 pound), cut into 1/2-inch squares
- 1 (28-ounce) can whole San Marzano tomatoes, coarsely chopped with juices reserved
- 2 small dried red chile peppers
- 1 pound dry bucatini or spaghetti
- Freshly grated Pecorino Romano cheese, for serving
- Heat olive oil and butter in a large frying pan over medium heat.
- When butter foams, add onion and cook, stirring occasionally, until golden, about 3 to 5 minutes.
- Add pancetta and cook, stirring rarely, until slightly crisp, about 3 minutes more.
- Add tomatoes and their juices and a generous pinch of salt.
- Crumble in chile peppers, reduce heat to medium low, and simmer uncovered until sauce is slightly thickened, about 20 minutes.
- While sauce simmers, bring a large pot of heavily salted water to a boil and cook bucatini according to the package directions.
- Reserve about 1/4 cup pasta cooking water, drain pasta but do not rinse, add to the frying pan, and toss to coat in sauce.
- Add reserved pasta water if needed to thin the sauce.
- Transfer to serving plates, sprinkle with Pecorino Romano, and serve immediately.
olive oil, unsalted butter, yellow onion, tomatoes, red chile peppers, bucatini, freshly grated pecorino romano cheese
Taken from www.chowhound.com/recipes/bucatini-allamatriciana-10446 (may not work)