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Today’s recipe is a classic, simple Italian dish that definitely satisfies – especially on this snowy, winter day. As many of you know from previous recipes using guanciale, I think this ingredient adds a special type of magic to these Italian recipes (pasta all’amatriciana, spaghetti alla carbonara, and penne arrabbiata ) and should be sought out before just substituting thick-cut bacon. The guanciale renderings are the star of this dish as it is those renderings that form the sauce – that and starchy, pasta water. I used the tips from the Serious Eats recipe to produce a velvety sauce rich in the slightly smoked pork flavor that is so well suited to Romano cheese. There are several keys to this dish that I think…
Leave it to me to make a soup once the weather turns for the better and everyone else is firing up their grills. But this soup was begging to be made and it is quick to prepare so no slaving over a hot stove or hours with a burner on. The beauty of this dish is in the simplicity; the few ingredients needed, the simple preparation, and the short time it takes to produce wonderful results. This recipe is a combination of several recipes I found while doing some research, along with my own creative touch. The majority of the recipes I used for this variation came from Eastern Europe – primarily of Hungarian, Czech, and Slovak origins – and from my experience, I need to explore this…
Tonight’s dish is a great dish for using leftover pasta, especially straight pasta like spaghetti, capellini, etc. And if you don’t have any leftover pasta? No sweat, just make a small batch while you crisp up the guanciale! This dish is based on a flexible ‘use what you have’ type of recipe but can be adapted to a planned meal easily enough. I used asparagus and red pepper for vegetables, which pairs wonderfully with eggs and pasta. Just think, this dish is just out of the ordinary to give you something new to enjoy for dinner… or brunch! Give it a try and adapt it to suit your pantry and tastes. I am confident you will enjoy the results! Save Print…
Tonight’s pasta dish is another one of those staples found in most Italian restaurants and has about as many differing recipes. I based my recipe on the America’s Test Kitchen version which uses three types of pepper to give this sauce its signature kick. According to my research, ‘arrabbiata’ is used to describe the spiciness of this dish, claiming it to be ‘angry’. Now I did not want the dish to be so hot and intense that all the other aspects of the dish are lost. I desired a notable spiciness with a subtle sweetness and fulfilling umami undertones to deliver a robust, flavor packed meal. The heat in this version sneaks up nicely on you and you know it…
Tonight’s dinner is an Italian classic – spaghetti alla carbonara. This dish of few ingredients produces a wonderfully robust meal. Like Pasta all’Amatriciana and Pasta Putannesca, this recipe is about quality ingredients and timing. I used David Leite’s recipe from his blog Leite’s Culinaria. He has an engaging post about the origins of this dish – rumored to have been created by coal miners – so I’ll defer to his research and expertise on that subject. But I will dive into this dish with enthusiasm. Getting the timing right on this recipe is not as hard as you may think if we use a little trick when cooking the noodles. I used a large skillet instead of a…
Tonight’s dinner is a simple and delicious pasta dish – pasta all’amatriciana. Basically this centruries old dish is a peasant meal of guanciale (cured pork jowl), tomatoes, chile, pasta and pecorino cheese from the Italian village of Amatrice. I researched numerous recipes for this dish and interestingly enough settled on the simplest and most authentic version according to the Food52 blog. The smoky flavor of the cured pork jowl, combined with the spiciness from the hint of chile, the sweetness from tomato and the nutty saltiness of Romano intermingle so well that this pasta dish is perfection. No onions, no garlic, no basil, oregano or fennel is needed, that is just how good this dish is. Traditionally made with bucatini, I opted for thin…