CLASSIC AMATRICIANA BUCATINI

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This southern Italian dish is made with just five ingredients - just use the best tomatoes and bacon you can find

Provided by John Torode

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

2kg tomatoes - cherry, plum or ordinary - roughly chopped
250g smoked bacon , cut into strips, or cubetti di pancetta
2 small red chillies
500g bag bucatini
200g pecorino , grated

Steps:

Put the tomatoes into a food processor in batches and whizz to a fine pulp. Sieve into a large pan, in batches again, pressing through as much tomato as you can with a wooden spoon. Simmer for 20-30 mins until the sauce has reduced by a third to about 700ml. This homemade passata can now be frozen.
Put the bacon or pancetta into a cold, large, heavy-based frying pan. Place over a medium heat - the fat will slowly melt and the bacon will cook. Add the whole chillies (don't worry, they come out at the end) and cook for 8-10 mins with the bacon until the bacon is sizzling and golden all over. Stir in the tomato sauce, bring to the boil and simmer for 4-5 mins.
Meanwhile, cook the pasta, then drain well. While still hot, tip it into the sauce, sprinkle with most of the cheese and stir well. Remove the whole chillies, dish the pasta onto plates and sprinkle with the remaining cheese.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 747 calories, Fat 28 grams fat, SaturatedFat 13 grams saturated fat, Carbohydrate 86 grams carbohydrates, Sugar 15 grams sugar, Fiber 7 grams fiber, Protein 40 grams protein, Sodium 3.47 milligram of sodium