Pasta alla Gricia (Pasta with Guanciale)

Pasta alla Gricia (Pasta with Guanciale) — a pasta recipe, 5 ingredients.

Pasta

contains gluten

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Ingredients

Units: US Metric
  • 3 tbsp salt
  • 400 g pasta (rigatoni or spaghetti)
  • 200–300 g guanciale, chopped
  • Pecorino romano, grated
  • Black pepper

Steps

  1. Heat water and salt in a pot until it starts boiling.
  2. Add the pasta, and cook until al dente.
  3. Cook the guanciale in a frying pan until fat melts almost completely.
  4. Add the cooked pasta to the guanciale pan, and fry for 2 minutes.
  5. Add grated pecorino romano and black pepper to the frying pan, and toss to blend the ingredients.

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Source

Wikibooks Cookbook — adapted under CC BY-SA 3.0