# Gricia with Figs

A creamy pasta dish with crispy guanciale, sweet figs, and salty pecorino romano cheese.

- Servings: 1 servings
- Total time: 10 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 100 grams guanciale
- 4 figs
- 300 grams rigatoni pasta
- 50 grams pecorino romano cheese
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 pinch black pepper

## Instructions

1. Dice the guanciale into small pieces.
2. In a pan, cook the guanciale until crispy and rendered.
3. Boil water in a large pot and cook rigatoni pasta until al dente.
4. Slice the figs into quarters.
5. Add the cooked pasta to the pan with the guanciale and its rendered fat.
6. Grate pecorino romano cheese and add it to the pasta.
7. Add some pasta cooking water to create a creamy consistency.
8. Add the figs to the pasta.
9. Serve and garnish with black pepper.

## Equipment

- knife
- cutting board
- wok or frying pan
- large pot
- strainer
- grater

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/p/DHRGsgJsXeW/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/a0a2c245-586d-4eb5-a2a6-84259e163e40
- Extracted: 2025-04-19

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