Name: Bucatini all’Amatriciana (Pasta strands with bacon, tomatoes and chilli pepper)
Yield: Serves 4-5
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons (2 X 15 ml spoon) cooking oil; 3 oz (75 g) freshly grated parmesan (or mature Cheddar) cheese; ½-1 red or green chilli pepper, de-seeded and chopped finely; 12 oz (350 g) bucatini or spaghetti; salt and pepper; 7 oz (200 g) unsmoked streaky bacon, cut into matchsticks; 1 medium-size onion, sliced finely; 1 lb (450 g) fresh or canned tomatoes, peeled and chopped

Preparation info

Serves
4-5

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

Pasta Italian Style

By Patricia Lousada

Published 1991

About

The beauty of this recipe is that you’re likely to have all the ingredients on hand. Both the sauce and the pasta take the same cooking time, so in a mere 25 minutes you can produce a delicious and wonderfully satisfying main dish. This popular and tasty recipe comes from the town of Amatrice, which is situated on the slopes of the Tronto valley in the Abruzzi region of central Italy.