Recipe: salted water to a boil, prepare 1 lb bucatini to al dente.
Sauté 8 oz diced guanciale until crisp, reserve fat and meat separately. Leave pan over warm burner turned off.
Whisk together 2 whole eggs and 4 egg yolks.
Stir in four ounces of finely grated pecorino romano, and a heavy amount of cracked black pepper.
Toss pasta with dripping starchy water into warm pan, and stir quickly. Spoon in egg/cheese/pepper mixture and stir vigorously.
Sprinkle in guanciale and continue to stir. Add splash of pasta water at a time to make the sauce silkier and looser, or add a few pinches of cheese to thicken sauce.
Open your fridge door, stare at the heavy cream, then close the fridge door and be glad you know how to cook.
Strong67
Looks excellent. Also, as a native, please don’t discount other meats instead of guanciale. Tasty AF.
BrutalSock
Looks great. Is guanciale the best thing ever or what?
ajhoff83
pasta amatriciana is my all time favorite so upvote for guanciale. just happy a local deli carries it!
learn-withme
That’s a great find! Guanciale can bring such a unique and rich flavor to dishes.
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Recipe: salted water to a boil, prepare 1 lb bucatini to al dente.
Sauté 8 oz diced guanciale until crisp, reserve fat and meat separately. Leave pan over warm burner turned off.
Whisk together 2 whole eggs and 4 egg yolks.
Stir in four ounces of finely grated pecorino romano, and a heavy amount of cracked black pepper.
Toss pasta with dripping starchy water into warm pan, and stir quickly. Spoon in egg/cheese/pepper mixture and stir vigorously.
Sprinkle in guanciale and continue to stir. Add splash of pasta water at a time to make the sauce silkier and looser, or add a few pinches of cheese to thicken sauce.
Open your fridge door, stare at the heavy cream, then close the fridge door and be glad you know how to cook.
Looks excellent. Also, as a native, please don’t discount other meats instead of guanciale. Tasty AF.
Looks great. Is guanciale the best thing ever or what?
pasta amatriciana is my all time favorite so upvote for guanciale. just happy a local deli carries it!
That’s a great find! Guanciale can bring such a unique and rich flavor to dishes.
Where you from? Is the guanciale made in italy?
Looks delicious!