GMA Recipe: Mario Batali's Bucatini All'Amatriciana

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Mario Batali's Bucatini All'Amatriciana (Bucatini with Bacon and Tomato)
From chef and author Mario Batali
Tuesday, January 30, 2007

Star chefs and and celebrities teamed up with pasta maker Barilla to create "The Celebrity Pasta Lovers' Cookbook" that will donate its proceeds to America's Second Harvest, the nation's food bank network. Barilla will offer the cookbook for free online and will donate $1 to America's Second Harvest for every copy that is downloaded.

Mario Batali's Bucatini All'Amatriciana (Bucatini with Bacon and Tomato)

Sex In The City's Kristin Davis joined Mario Batali on Good Morning America to bring you some of the best recipes.

Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: 23 minutes

Ingredients

1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil

12 ounces thinly sliced guanciale, pancetta, or good bacon

1 red onion, cut lengthwise in half and then into 1/4 inch thick half-moons

3 cloves garlic, sliced

1 1/2 teaspoons hot red pepper flakes

2 cups Basic Tomato Sauce or 1 jar of prepared sauce + 1/2 cup water

1 pound Barilla bucatini

Freshly grated Pecorino Romano cheese

Directions

1. Bring 6 quarts of water to a boil in a large pot, and add 2 tablespoons salt.

2. Meanwhile, in a 10-to-12-inch sauté pan, combine the olive oil, bacon, onion, garlic and red pepper flakes; set over low heat and cook until the onion is softened and the bacon has rendered much of its fat, about 12 minutes.

3. Drain all but 1/4 cup of the fat out of the pan. Add the tomato sauce, turn up the heat, and bring to a boil, then lower the heat to a simmer and allow to bubble for 6 to 7 minutes.

4. While the sauce simmers, cook the bucatini in the boiling water for about a minute less than the package directions specify, until very firm; drain.

5. Add the pasta to the simmering sauce and toss for about 1 minute to coat. Divide the pasta among four heated bowls and serve immediately, topped with freshly grated Pecorino Romano cheese.

Serves 4

Recipe copyright 2007, Mario Batali, inspired by Kristin Davis