Pasta alla Zozzona

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Add salt to a pot of boiling water.
  2. 2Add Mezze Maniche pasta to the boiling water.
  3. 3Diced an onion.
  4. 4Remove the rind from the guanciale.
  5. 5Dice the guanciale.
  6. 6Toast black peppercorns in a pan.
  7. 7Grind the toasted black peppercorns.
  8. 8Add the guanciale into a dry pan with no oil.
  9. 9Cook the guanciale over medium heat until the fat renders out and it's crispy.
  10. 10Save some of the rendered fat.
  11. 11Add the diced onion to the pan with the guanciale.
  12. 12Cook the onion for a few minutes until softened.
  13. 13Remove the casing from the Italian sausage.
  14. 14Add the Italian sausage to the pan and break it up.
  15. 15Cook the sausage until it's golden brown.
  16. 16Crush the plum tomatoes.
  17. 17Add the crushed plum tomatoes to the pan.
  18. 18Add black pepper and chili flakes to the pan.
  19. 19Let the sauce simmer for 10 minutes.
  20. 20Grate Pecorino cheese into a bowl.
  21. 21Add black pepper to the Pecorino.
  22. 22Add the saved guanciale fat to the Pecorino mixture.
  23. 23Add egg yolk to the Pecorino mixture.
  24. 24Add pasta water to the Pecorino mixture.
  25. 25Mix the Pecorino, black pepper, guanciale fat, egg yolk, and pasta water.
  26. 26Add the cooked pasta to the sauce in the pan.
  27. 27Cook the pasta and sauce for 1 minute.
  28. 28Take the pan off the heat.
  29. 29Add the egg and cheese mixture to the pasta.
  30. 30Mix well until creamy.
  31. 31Finish with more black pepper.
  32. 32Finish with more grated Pecorino.

Ingredients

  • 180 g rigatoni or mezze maniche pasta
  • 75 g guanciale
  • 100 g Italian sausage
  • 0.5 onion
  • 2 egg yolks
  • 50 g pecorino
  • 400 g tinned plum tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 pinch chilli flakes
  • black peppercorns
  • salt

Equipment

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