Pasta alla gricia
One of the traditional pasta recipes from Rome. It consists of guanciale, black pepper and a lot of Pecorino cheese, for a creamy, delicious pasta dish.
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Servings: 4 people
Calories: 796kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound spaghetti
- 150 grams guanciale
- 1 small onion thinly sliced
- extra-virgin olive oil
- 100 grams grated pecorino Romano
- ground black pepper to taste
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Cut the guanciale in half first along its length and then widthwise, taking care to create cubes of the same thickness. Set aside.
- Heat plenty of salted water in a large pot.
- When the water is boiling, pour in the spaghetti.
- While the spaghetti cooks, pour a little olive oil into a pan and heat it over very low heat. Add the onion and cook until it turns golden. To prevent the onion from burning, it is best to keep the heat low and mix with a wooden spoon.
- When the onion is golden brown, add the guanciale as well.
- Cook guanciale at lower the heat to low and stir with a wooden spoon until the guanciale is golden and has lost fat.
- In the meantime, drain the pasta, remembering to set aside a little cooking water in case the final pasta mixture appears too dry.
- Add the spaghetti to the sauce in the pan and, over medium heat, mix with a wooden spoon, adding the pasta cooking water if necessary.
- Turn off the heat and complete the preparation of the recipe by sprinkling with plenty of grated pecorino romano cheese and black pepper.
Serving: 100g | Calories: 796kcal | Carbohydrates: 88g | Protein: 27g | Fat: 37g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Cholesterol: 66mg | Sodium: 629mg | Potassium: 315mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 104IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 296mg | Iron: 2mg
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