Pasta with a chilli, bacon and tomato sauce

 

 

• Serves: 4
• Prep time: 5 mins
• Cooking time: 25 mins
• Total time: 30 mins
• Skill level: Easy peasy
• Costs: Cheap as chips

 

Ingredients

• 400g bucatini (thick spaghetti-like pasta)
• 80g pecorino, freshly grated (Italian hard cheese) 

For the sauce:

• 130g guanciale, cut into small cubes (unsmoked Italian bacon)
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 3–4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1 hot dried red chilli, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp dry white wine
• 500g tomatoes, cut into quarters

Method

1. For the sauce, put the guanciale and onion in a pan with the oil and chilli, and fry gently for about 4–5 minutes. Add the white wine and tomatoes and cook for a further 15–20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
2. Meanwhile, bring a large saucepan of lightly salted water to the boil, and cook the pasta until al dente. Strain the bucatini and mix with the sauce.
3. Serve sprinkled generously with the freshly grated pecorino.

Source:http://www.goodtoknow.co.uk/recipes/534175/antonio-carluccio-s-pasta-with-a-chilli-bacon-and-tomato-sauce