Spaghetti Amatriciana (Spaghetti with guanciale and tomato)

Step 1

To prepare spaghetti Amatriciana (spaghetti with tomato and bacon), first boil the water to cook the pasta in, then add salt. Prepare the sauce: take the guanciale, remove the pork rind 1 and cut it into slices about 1/4-inch (1 cm) thick 2 then into strips about 1/8-inch (1/2 cm) wide 3 .

Step 2

Heat a drizzle of oil in a pan, preferably a stainless steel skillet, add the whole chili pepper 4 and the guanciale cut into strips 5 ; brown over low heat for 7-8 minutes until the fat has melted and the meat is crunchy; stir often to prevent it from burning. Once the fat has melted, pour in the white wine 6 , turn up the heat and let it evaporate.

Step 3

Transfer the guanciale to a plate 7 and set aside, pour the peeled tomatoes into the same pan, breaking them up with your hands directly into the cooking liquid 8 , continue cooking the sauce for about 10 minutes. As soon as the water boils, pour in the spaghetti 9 and cook them al dente.

Step 4

Add salt to taste, remove the chili pepper from the sauce 11 , add the guanciale strips to the pan 12   and stir to mix.

Step 5

Once the spaghetti are cooked, drain them and add them directly to the sauce in the pan 13 . Sauté the pasta very quickly to mix it well with the sauce. If you like the pasta al dente you can turn off the heat otherwise pour a little of the pasta cooking water to continue cooking. To finish, sprinkle with grated pecorino cheese 14 : your spaghetti all'Amatriciana is ready to be served 15 !