Barilla for Professionals

PASTA ALLA GRICIA

Servings
8
Difficulty level
Easy

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 lb Barilla Rigatoni
  • 1 cup Romano cheese
  • 1 ½ cup guanciale, cut thick julienne
  • A good amount of black pepper, freshly ground

PREPARATION

  1. 1.Place a pot of water to boil; cook pasta according to directions.
  2. 2.Toast black pepper in a dry skillet over medium heat for two minutes, this will bring out the aromatic of it.
  3. 3.Meanwhile in a skillet render guanciale low and slow until it gets crispy, about 5-6 minutes
  4. 4.With the help of a spider remove crispy guanciale from the pan, set aside.
  5. 5.Add one cup of pasta cooking water to the skillet and soon after drain pasta 3 minutes undercooked; add to the skillet. Reduce liquid over high heat while stirring the pasta continuously. Turn the heat off, wait one minute for the temperature to lower a little, stir in crispy guanciale, grated cheese and black pepper, mix well before serving.

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