Bucatini with Spicy Tomato Sauce

Name: Bucatini with Spicy Tomato Sauce (Bucatini all’Amatriciana)
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: Serves 4 as a main course or 6 as part of a multicourse Italian meal
Cuisine: Italy
Ingredients: ½ medium yellow onion; 4 tablespoons butter; 3 ounces pancetta, sliced ¼ inch thick; Salt; ¼ cup freshly grated Parmigiano-Reggiano; 2 cups canned whole peeled tomatoes with their juice; ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes, or more to taste; 1 pound bucatini; 2 tablespoons freshly grated pecorino romano

Bucatini all’Amatriciana

Preparation info

Serves
4
as a main course

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
45 min

Appears in

How to Cook Italian

By Giuliano Hazan

Published 2005

About

This is a classic Roman pasta dish and one of the few Italian dishes that is spicy. How spicy depends entirely on the person making it.

Ingredients

½ medium yellow onion
4 tablespoons butter
3 ounces

Europe
Italy
Main course
Mediterranean
Pasta

Method

Peel and finely chop the onion. Put it with 3 tablespoons of the butter in a medium saucepan over medium-high heat. Sauté, stirring occasionally, until the onion has turned a rich golden color, about 5 minutes.
While the onion is sautéing, unravel the pancetta and c