Bucatini Amatriciana alla Romana is a classic Italian pasta dish that originated in the Lazio region of Italy. It is made with bucatini pasta, a thick, hollow spaghetti-like pasta, and a simple sauce made with guanciale (cured pork jowl), tomatoes, pecorino romano cheese, and black pepper. The guanciale gives the sauce a rich, smoky flavor, while the tomatoes add a bright acidity. The pecorino romano cheese adds a salty, nutty flavor and the black pepper adds a touch of spice. Bucatini Amatriciana alla Romana is a delicious and easy-to-make dish that is perfect for a weeknight meal.
In addition to the traditional recipe, the article also includes several variations on Bucatini Amatriciana alla Romana. These variations include using pancetta or bacon instead of guanciale, adding vegetables such as onions, garlic, or red pepper flakes to the sauce, and using different types of pasta, such as spaghetti or rigatoni. The article also includes a recipe for a vegetarian version of Bucatini Amatriciana alla Romana, made with mushrooms instead of guanciale.
BUCATINI AMATRICIANA ALLA ROMANA
This is one of the most popular Roman pasta dishes, very tasty and quick and simple to prepare. Like so many of traditional Italian dishes every household and every mammas and nonnas have their own recipes none of which are identical, this is the one we established and find to our liking... Bucatini is the type of the pasta traditionally used for this recipe, you can also use spaghetti, the result is just as delicious. Note: Given amounts of ingredients below are just a rough indication... please feel free to adjust them according to your preference! Also, during the season, do use fresh ripe tomatoes instead of those from the tins!
Provided by dolcetta46
Categories European
Time 30m
Yield 2 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a skillet sauté onion and garlic in a sufficient amount of olive oil.
- When they are well cooked, add the crumbled bacon and tomatoes, season with salt and pepper (or red pepper).
- *if you are using the tinned tomatoes, mush them up in small pieces.
- Bring to boil and cook for several minutes until the flavours are well blended and some of the extra liquid is evaporated.
- Meanwhile cook the pasta al dente, and drain.
- Toss the tomato mixture together with the pasta, serve with plenty of freshly grated cheese.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 601.3, Fat 17.6, SaturatedFat 5.6, Cholesterol 23.8, Sodium 732, Carbohydrate 91.7, Fiber 6.5, Sugar 10.4, Protein 19.2
BUCATINI ALL'AMATRICIANA
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
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
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
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
BUCATINI ALL'AMATRICIANA
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
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
BUCATINI ALL'AMATRICIANA
The key to bucatini all'amatriciana is guanciale: cured pork jowls, akin to pancetta or unsmoked bacon, cooked until crispy, then sauced with San Marzano tomatoes. It's classic Roman cuisine-just a few choice ingredients, deftly combined, in all of 30 minutes from start to finish.
Provided by Tony Mantuano
Categories main-dish
Time 30m
Yield 4 servings
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Sauce, part 1: Dice the guanciale, then sauté in olive oil over medium heat, 6-8 minutes or until the guanciale is crisp.
- Pasta: Meanwhile, bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add pasta to the boiling water and cook until al dente, about 3 minutes less than what the box advises. (Chef Mantuano advises using bronze-cut pasta for his dishes. These noodles are made with bronze molds instead of Teflon, for a surface texture that's a bit rougher and more porous. This greatly helps the sauce to cling to each noodle.)
- Sauce, part 2: Add the tomatoes to the crispy guanciale and bring to a simmer. Using a wooden spoon, stir the sauce occasionally, breaking up the tomatoes as they are cooking, 5 minutes. Set aside.
- Assembly: Reserve ½ cup of the pasta water, then drain the bucatini. Return the pasta to the pot. Season the sauce with chili flakes and black pepper. Pour sauce and reserved pasta water into the pot and cook over low heat, tossing the pasta with the sauce to allow them to "marry," 2 minutes. The pasta should still be firm to the bite.
- Transfer the pasta to a platter. Grate Pecorino Romano directly on top, about ½ cup. Serve immediately, passing more cheese at the table.
BUCATINI ALL'AMATRICIANA
Provided by Anne Burrell
Categories main-dish
Time 1h35m
Yield 4 to 6 servings
Number Of Ingredients 9
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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CLASSIC AMATRICIANA BUCATINI
This southern Italian dish is made with just five ingredients - just use the best tomatoes and bacon you can find
Provided by John Torode
Categories Dinner, Main course, Pasta
Time 40m
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Put the tomatoes into a food processor in batches and whizz to a fine pulp. Sieve into a large pan, in batches again, pressing through as much tomato as you can with a wooden spoon. Simmer for 20-30 mins until the sauce has reduced by a third to about 700ml. This homemade passata can now be frozen.
- Put the bacon or pancetta into a cold, large, heavy-based frying pan. Place over a medium heat - the fat will slowly melt and the bacon will cook. Add the whole chillies (don't worry, they come out at the end) and cook for 8-10 mins with the bacon until the bacon is sizzling and golden all over. Stir in the tomato sauce, bring to the boil and simmer for 4-5 mins.
- Meanwhile, cook the pasta, then drain well. While still hot, tip it into the sauce, sprinkle with most of the cheese and stir well. Remove the whole chillies, dish the pasta onto plates and sprinkle with the remaining cheese.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 747 calories, Fat 28 grams fat, SaturatedFat 13 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 86 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 15 grams sugar, Fiber 7 grams fiber, Protein 40 grams protein, Sodium 3.47 milligram of sodium
Tips:
- Use high-quality ingredients. The best amatriciana sauce starts with fresh, ripe tomatoes, guanciale or pancetta, and Pecorino Romano cheese.
- Don't overcrowd the pan. If you add too much pasta to the pan, it will not cook evenly and will end up mushy.
- Cook the pasta al dente. This means that the pasta should be cooked through but still have a slight bite to it.
- Don't rinse the pasta after cooking. Rinsing the pasta will remove the starch, which is essential for creating a creamy sauce.
- Use a wooden spoon to stir the sauce. A wooden spoon will prevent the sauce from sticking to the pan and will also help to emulsify the sauce.
- Serve the pasta immediately. Bucatini all'amatriciana is best enjoyed hot and fresh out of the pan.
Conclusion:
Bucatini all'amatriciana is a classic Roman pasta dish that is simple to make and incredibly delicious. With its rich, flavorful sauce and al dente pasta, this dish is sure to please everyone at your table. So next time you're looking for a quick and easy weeknight meal, give bucatini all'amatriciana a try. You won't be disappointed!
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