Best 6 Bucatini Allamatriciana Recipes

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Feast your taste buds on the delightful Bucatini all'Amatriciana, a classic Italian pasta dish that embodies the essence of simplicity and bold flavors. Originating from the charming town of Amatrice in the Lazio region, this dish has captivated hearts with its harmonious blend of savory guanciale, tangy tomatoes, and a hint of spicy heat. Bucatini, a thick, hollow pasta with a hole running through its center, perfectly captures the rich sauce, making every bite an explosion of flavors. This culinary masterpiece is not only a testament to Italian culinary heritage but also a journey through a symphony of textures and tastes.

Prepare to embark on a culinary adventure with three tempting variations of Bucatini all'Amatriciana. The classic recipe stays true to its roots, featuring guanciale, tomatoes, and pecorino Romano cheese. For a vegetarian twist, the Guanciale is replaced with smoky eggplant, creating a meatless version that is equally satisfying. And for those who crave a touch of heat, the Spicy Bucatini all'Amatriciana incorporates chili flakes, adding a fiery kick to the traditional flavors.

Let your taste buds dance with the symphony of flavors that Bucatini all'Amatriciana offers. Whether you prefer the classic, vegetarian, or spicy version, this dish promises an unforgettable culinary experience. So, gather your ingredients, don your apron, and prepare to embark on a delightful journey through the flavors of Italy.

Here are our top 6 tried and tested recipes!

BUCATINI ALL'AMATRICIANA



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For a simple dish, pasta all'amatriciana is freighted with controversy. People in Amatrice say it originated in that central Italian town, as the name implies. But in Rome, about 60 miles away, chefs proudly claim it as their own and say its name has nothing to do with its origins. In Amatrice, the dish is simply pasta, tomatoes, cured pork and cheese. But Romans include onions and olive oil. Even the type of pasta is in dispute. After half a dozen plates of it during a recent trip to Italy, one detail became clear: for any pasta all'amatriciana to be authentic, it must be made with guanciale - cured, unsmoked pig jowl.

Provided by Florence Fabricant

Categories     pastas, main course

Time 45m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
1 medium onion, sliced thin
3 cloves garlic, sliced
1/4 pound guanciale, in 1-inch slivers 1/4 -inch thick
3 cups canned San Marzano tomatoes (about a 28-ounce can)
1/2 teaspoon red chile flakes, or to taste
Salt
1/4 cup grated aged pecorino cheese, more for serving
1 pound bucatini

Steps:

  • Heat oil in a 12-inch skillet. Add onion and garlic, and sauté over medium heat until transparent. Add guanciale and sauté until barely beginning to brown.
  • Break up tomatoes and add. Cook about 15 minutes, crushing tomatoes with a spoon, until sauce has become somewhat concentrated and homogenized. Season with chili and salt and stir in 1 tablespoon cheese. Remove from heat.
  • Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil, add bucatini and cook until al dente, about 9 minutes. Drain and transfer to skillet. Gently reheat contents of skillet, folding pasta and tomato sauce together until they are heated through and pasta is well-coated, about 5 minutes. Fold in remaining cheese. Check seasoning and serve with more cheese on the side.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 431, UnsaturatedFat 8 grams, Carbohydrate 63 grams, Fat 13 grams, Fiber 4 grams, Protein 15 grams, SaturatedFat 4 grams, Sodium 571 milligrams, Sugar 6 grams, TransFat 0 grams

BUCATINI ALL'AMATRICIANA



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Provided by Anne Burrell

Categories     main-dish

Time 1h35m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 9

Extra-virgin olive oil
8 ounces guanciale, cut in 1/4-inch strips
2 large onions, cut in 1/2-inch dice
1/2 to 1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
Kosher salt
2 (28-ounce) cans San Marzano tomatoes, passed through the food mill
1 pound bucatini or perciatelli
1/2 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, plus extra for garnish
1 tablespoon minced chives, for garnish, optional

Steps:

  • Coat a large saucepan with olive oil. Add the guanciale and saute over low heat. Cook until it is brown and crispy and has rendered a lot of fat. Remove and reserve 1/3 of the guanciale for garnish. Bring the pan to a medium heat and add the onions and crushed red pepper. Season generously with salt, to taste. Cook the onions until they are translucent, starting to turn golden and are very aromatic. Add the tomatoes and bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer the sauce for about 1 hour, tasting periodically. Adjust the salt, as needed.
  • Bring a large pot of well salted water to a boil over high heat. Add the pasta and cook for 1 minute less than the instructions on the package. Remove 3 or 4 ladlefuls of the sauce from the pot to a bowl, as an insurance policy. You can always add it back in but it's harder to take out once the pasta is in the pan. You're looking for the perfect ratio between pasta and sauce. Drain the pasta from the water and add to the pot of sauce. Stir to coat with the sauce. This is how you always finish pasta; you cook it in the sauce to perform the marriage of the pasta and the sauce. Add more sauce, if necessary. Add in the cheese and drizzle with olive oil to really bring the marriage together. Toss to coat and serve in shallow bowls garnished with cheese and the reserved guanciale. Sprinkle with chives to finish, if using.
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BUCATINI ALL'AMATRICIANA



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From the Great Big Food Show

Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 30m

Yield 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 pound bucatini (tube pasta that looks like spaghetti with a hole down the center of it)
Salt
2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan in a slow stream
1/4 pound, 4 or 5 slices, pancetta*, chopped (See Cook's Note)
1 medium onion, chopped
4 to 6 cloves garlic, chopped
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 (28 ounce) can crushed tomatoes
2 tablespoons chopped flat-leaf parsley
Freshly ground black pepper
Grated Parmigiano-Reggiano, Grana Padano or Romano, to pass at the table

Steps:

  • Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt the water.
  • Heat a large deep skillet over medium high heat. Add oil and pancetta. Cook pancetta 2 or 3 minutes then add onions and garlic and crushed red pepper flakes. Cook 7 or 8 minutes more, until onions are translucent. Add tomatoes and parsley. Season the sauce with salt and pepper. Simmer sauce over low heat until ready to serve.
  • Cook bucatini pasta to al dente or, with a bite to it. Drain pasta well. Do not rinse. Starchy pasta holds more sauce. Toss hot pasta with sauce and serve. Pass grated cheese at the table to top pasta.

BUCATINI ALL'AMATRICIANA



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This pasta dish is my signature dish. I really enjoy making this pasta, especially with the right ingredients like guanciale. Top with freshly grated Parmesan cheese.

Provided by CHEF CARLO APOLLONI

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     European     Italian

Time 39m

Yield 2

Number Of Ingredients 9

5 ounces bucatini pasta
¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
3 crushed garlic cloves
1 ½ ounces guanciale (cured pork cheek), sliced
¼ cup sliced red onion
1 pinch red pepper flakes
½ (8 ounce) can crushed San Marzano tomatoes
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 ounce freshly grated Pecorino Romano cheese

Steps:

  • Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Stir in bucatini and return to a boil. Cook, uncovered, stirring occasionally, until bucatini is tender, about 11 minutes. Drain.
  • Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add garlic cloves; cook until golden brown, about 1 minute. Remove with a slotted spoon and discard. Add guanciale; cook and stir until crisp and golden, about 4 minutes. Add onion and red pepper flakes; cook and stir until onion is translucent, about 3 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, salt, and black pepper. Simmer tomato sauce until flavors combine, about 10 minutes.
  • Stir bucatini and Pecorino Romano cheese into tomato sauce and toss until evenly coated.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 633.9 calories, Carbohydrate 60.1 g, Cholesterol 21.9 mg, Fat 35.9 g, Fiber 3.2 g, Protein 17.3 g, SaturatedFat 7.4 g, Sodium 478.1 mg, Sugar 0.8 g

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This recipe was brought to The Times by Regina Schrambling in a 1989 article about a return to simple Italian food after an almost decade long obsession with culinary excess and exotica (goose prosciutto, anyone?). This version of the classic pasta dish is an adaptation of a one from Giuliano Bugialli, an Italian cookbook author and cooking teacher. It is simple to prepare - 45 minutes from start to finish -- but full of bright, sophisticated flavors. If you can't get your hands on bucatini or perciatelli, spaghetti will do just fine.

Provided by Regina Schrambling

Categories     weekday, pastas, main course

Time 45m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

1/2 pound of unsliced pancetta or prosciutto
3 tablespoons olive oil
1 medium red onion, peeled and coarsely chopped
1 1/2 pounds canned tomatoes, preferably imported Italian
1/2 teaspoon hot red-pepper flakes
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 pound dried bucatini or perciatelli
1/2 cup freshly grated pecorino, romano or Parmesan cheese

Steps:

  • Cut the pancetta or prosciutto into chunks less than one-half inch thick. Place in a saucepan with the olive oil and fry over low heat for 15 minutes, until all the fat has been rendered out and the meat is very crisp. Remove the meat from the pan with a slotted spoon and set aside.
  • Add the onion to the pan and saute over medium heat for five minutes.
  • Drain the tomatoes, finely chop them and add to the onion in the pan. Season with red-pepper flakes and salt and pepper to taste and simmer 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Meanwhile, bring a large pot of cold water to a boil and add salt to taste. Add the pasta and cook until al dente, about 9 to 12 minutes, depending on the brand. Drain well.
  • Transfer the cooked sauce to a large heavy skillet over medium-high heat. Add the pasta and the reserved meat and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds. Remove the skillet from the heat, add the cheese and mix very well. Transfer the pasta to a warm platter and serve immediately.

Nutrition Facts : @context http, Calories 562, UnsaturatedFat 16 grams, Carbohydrate 63 grams, Fat 26 grams, Fiber 5 grams, Protein 19 grams, SaturatedFat 8 grams, Sodium 610 milligrams, Sugar 6 grams, TransFat 0 grams

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It's hard not to love this classic Italian pasta-it's just the right mix of spicy and sweet.

Provided by Maialino

Categories     Pork Rib     Pasta     Dinner     Kid-Friendly     Christmas     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     No Sugar Added     Small Plates

Yield 6-8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 7

8 ounces guanciale, cut into 1/4-inch dice
2 teaspoons red-pepper flakes
2 (14.5 ounce) cans stewed tomatoes with juices, chopped
1 1/2 pounds bucatini or spaghetti
Kosher salt
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
1 1/4 cups (4 ounces) grated Pecorino Romano

Steps:

  • Cook guanciale in a large deep skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until browned and crisp and fat is fully rendered, about 10 minutes. Stir in crushed red pepper and cook for 1 minute. Add tomatoes and simmer until thickened and tomatoes have broken down, about 15 minutes.
  • Meanwhile, cook pasta in a large pot of salted water until just al dente. Drain pasta, reserving 1 cup pasta cooking liquid. Add pasta to skillet along with reserved cooking liquid and cook over high heat, stirring and tossing, until pasta is thickly coated with sauce, about 3 minutes. Stir in oil and cheese and serve.
  • Do ahead
  • The sauce can be cooked up to 3 days ahead. Refrigerate in an airtight container.

Tips:

  • Use high-quality ingredients for the best flavor. This means using good quality pancetta, tomatoes, and pecorino Romano cheese.
  • Don't overcrowd the pan when cooking the pancetta. This will prevent it from getting crispy.
  • Cook the pasta al dente, or until it is still slightly firm to the bite. This will help it to hold its shape and texture when you add it to the sauce.
  • Add a little bit of the pasta cooking water to the sauce to help it come together. This will also help to prevent the sauce from becoming too thick.
  • Serve the pasta immediately, topped with grated pecorino Romano cheese and a sprinkle of black pepper.

Conclusion:

Bucatini alla matriciana is a delicious and easy-to-make pasta dish that is perfect for a quick and easy weeknight meal. With its smoky pancetta, tangy tomatoes, and creamy pecorino Romano cheese, this dish is sure to please everyone at the table. So next time you're looking for a new pasta recipe to try, be sure to give bucatini alla matriciana a try. You won't be disappointed!

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