# Pasta Amatriciana

A simple and delicious Roman pasta dish.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 block Guanciale
- 1 handful Pecorino Romano cheese
- 1 can Tomato puree
- 1 box Pasta (Rigatoni)
- 0.25 cup Pasta water

## Instructions

1. Dice the guanciale into cubes, to your desired thickness.
2. Fry the guanciale in a pan over low heat, rendering out as much fat as possible.
3. Remove the crispy guanciale from the pan and set aside.
4. Add tomato puree to the pan with the rendered fat and reduce.
5. Add slightly undercooked pasta to the sauce and finish cooking with a splash of pasta water.
6. Turn off the heat and emulsify the sauce with Pecorino Romano cheese.
7. Add the crispy guanciale back into the pasta.
8. Serve and top with more grated Pecorino Romano cheese.

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- pan
- wooden spoon
- slotted spoon
- bowl
- grater

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/5RGn8bee_FM
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/4881c53f-0e25-4711-94e7-67fb50289240
- Extracted: 2025-12-15

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