# Tonnarelli alla Gricia

Tonnarelli alla Gricia is a quick and delicious pasta dish made with three main ingredients plus pantry essentials.

- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- black pepper
- tonnarelli
- guanciale
- pecorino
- pasta water

## Instructions

1. Cook the guanciale on low heat in a pan until crispy.
2. Rest the crispy guanciale on some paper towel to absorb extra fat.
3. In a bowl, combine some pasta water, black pepper, half of the rendered guanciale fat, and all of the pecorino.
4. Mix everything together with a spoon to create a paste.
5. To the pan with the other guanciale fat, add a ladle of pasta water and a bit of black pepper.
6. Finish cooking the al dente pasta in this liquid, allowing it to absorb the flavors and create a creamy layer.
7. Let the pasta rest for a couple of minutes.
8. Add the pecorino and guanciale fat cream to the pasta.
9. Add half of the guanciale into the pasta.
10. Plate the pasta.
11. Add more guanciale on top.

## Equipment

- pan
- paper towel
- bowl
- spoon

## Source

- Original video: https://youtube.com/shorts/HBafwJgtyQk?si=46SgRulm_mMFjyfC
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/692130d5-b7ca-4c8d-9bac-d552143aeb23
- Extracted: 2026-03-29

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