Bucatini all Amatriciana Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 4 ounces guanciale

  chopped (sub in hot soppressata, pancetta, or bacon)
• 1 small onion

  chopped
• 2 Calabrian peppers

  chopped (for extra heat and spiciness)
• 4 cloves garlic
• 28 ounce can peeled tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon spicy red pepper flakes

  or more to taste
• Salt and black pepper to taste
• 12 ounces bucatini noodles

  prepared to al dente
• For Serving: Extra crushed red pepper, fresh chopped parsley, grated Parmesan or pecorino cheese

Instructions

• 1 Heat the olive oil in a large pan to medium heat and add the guanciale, onion
  and peppers. Cook them down 5 minutes to soften.
• 2 Add the garlic and cook 30 seconds to 1 minute, or until the fragrance blooms.
• 3 Crush the tomatoes and add them to the pan.
• 4 Stir in the red pepper flakes, salt and pepper to taste.
• 5 Reduce the heat and simmer for 15 minutes to develop the flavor. You can simmer
  longer if you'd like. Taste and adjust for salt, pepper and spicy chili flakes.
• 6 Serve with prepared bucatini noodles. Garnish with extra crushed red pepper,
  fresh chopped parsley, and grated Parmesan or pecorino cheese.

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