Bucatini all'amatriciana Recipe

This is a tasty and easy pasta which has the down side that the ingredients are not so easy to find in every supermarket worldwide. This is why I will list the original and the possible substitutes for these ingredients. Don't worry, It's going to be very tasty ...even if you use the alternatives.

Ingredients:
350 gr (13oz or 3/4 of a pound) of Bucatini Pasta
100 gr (3.5 oz) of Pork Cheek (Jowl Bacon)
400 gr (14 oz) of mature Tomatoes
2 spoons of Pecorino Cheese
Spicy Pepper and Salt to taste
Substitutes:
Bucatini with Spaghetti
Pork Cheek with Bacon
Tomato with 1 Tomato Sauce Can
Pecorino with Parmesan or Strong Cedar



Steps:

1. If you use fresh tomatoes, which I highly recommend because the taste is much better , put them to boil for a couple of minutes. Then peel them off and chop them into big chunks.

2. Cut the bacon or pork cheek into cubes. Put them to brown in a non stick pan. Cook it in low heat until is golden and crunchy. Then set it aside and add the spicy pepper, cool it until soft and then add the tomatoes! Cook for 10 minutes in medium heat. Add salt if needed.

3. Meantime, cook the pasta in abundant boiling salty water. Then drain the water. Add the bacon/pork cheek to the sauce an then add also the pasta to the mixture. Mix them all together for 1-2 minutes in low heat.

4. Transfer the dish into a plate, add the chosen cheese and serve!

Here is also the video where I show how I make it! Enjoy!