Guanciale Pasta Recipe - Bucatini All'Amatriciana

Instructions

Cook your sauce

1. Cook guanciale in your cooking pan over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until browned and crisp and fat is fully rendered, about 10 minutes.
2. Stir in crushed chilli flakes and cook for a further 2 minutes.
3. Add tomatoes and simmer until thickened and tomatoes have broken down, about 15 minutes.

Cook pasta and serve

1. Meanwhile, cook pasta in a large pot of salted water until just al dente.
2. Drain pasta, reserving 1 cup pasta cooking liquid.
3. Add pasta to pan along with reserved cooking liquid and cook over high heat, stirring and tossing, until pasta is thickly coated with sauce, about 3 minutes.
4. Stir in oil and cheese and serve.