Fusilli Allamatriciana Recipes

BAKED FUSILLI AMATRICIANA

Steps:

• Render the pancetta chunks in a large pan over medium heat until brown, about 10 minutes. Add the onions and cook over medium-low heat until lightly caramelized, about 15 minutes. Add the garlic and red pepper flakes to the pan and stir until fragrant. Add the tomatoes, season with salt and bring to a simmer. Cook the sauce, stirring occasionally, until most of the excess liquid has evaporated, about 1 hour.
• Preheat a convection oven to 375 degrees F.
• Mix the sauce with the pasta in a large bowl.
• Put half the sauced pasta in a deep, half hotel pan. Top with the chunked mozzarella and the remaining sauced pasta.
• Mix the panko, Parmesan, oregano and oil in a medium bowl. Sprinkle over the top of the pasta. Bake until bubbly and browned on top (cover with foil if the top browns too much), about 30 minutes.

FUSILLI ALL'AMATRICIANA

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add bacon and onion and cook until bacon is almost crisp and onion is golden brown, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Add wine, stir and continue cooking 2 minutes. Add chopped tomatoes with their juices and dried basil and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer sauce, uncovered, until thickened, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes.
• Season sauce to taste with cayenne and black peppers. Place pasta in bowl. Add sauce and toss thoroughly. Serve pasta hot, passing grated Parmesan cheese separately.

SPAGHETTI AMATRICIANA

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat, and add the oil, guanciale and onions. Sprinkle with salt and caramelize the guanciale, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and saute until lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Add the crushed tomatoes and Calabrian chile paste, then lower to medium-low heat. Season with a few pinches of salt to taste (keep in mind that the cheese added at the end will add salinity to the final dish). Cook, stirring occasionally to avoid scorching, for about 30 minutes. Remove from the heat and cover to keep warm.
• In a large pot over high heat, boil well-salted water (salty like the ocean). Add the spaghetti and cook according to the package directions until slightly undercooked (the pasta will continue to cook in the sauce). Add 2 tablespoons pasta water to the sauce. Strain the pasta and add to the sauce. Cook over high heat until the sauce has coated the noodles, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat, then add to a large bowl and mix in the Pecorino and butter. Divide among individual serving bowls. Garnish each with more grated Pecorino.