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Today's Pasta Recipe
| Pasta alla amatriciana with porcini mushrooms. Despite the name ( Amatriciana : from Amatrice) this is a typical Roman recipe. It is a very hearty pasta, the kind that make your taste buds happy. I added the porcini mushroom to the original recipe to give an extra zing to it. It is usually made with Bucatini pasta but I feel that Rigatoni or Penne pasta works even better. Ingredients for 4 people: 2 Garlic cloves, 1 Medium Onion, Pancetta (Italian bacon or use bacon), Olive oil, 1 large can of peeled tomatoes, Basil, oregano, Dry Porcini mushroom, Grated Parmesan cheese and Romano cheese, 1 lbs of Rigatoni or Penne pasta. Start by preparing your ingredients: peel 2 garlic cloves; chop finely the medium onion, dice 1/3 of cup Pancetta or Bacon; soak porcini mushroom in a small bowl of water for 20 minutes. Put half a glass (or to you liking) of olive oil in a large skillet and saute' the garlic cloves and the Pancetta. Once the garlic has taken a blonde color and the pancetta fat is almost melted, put in the chopped onions and let it saute' until translucent. Now add the tomatoes breaking it with a fork; add few basil leaves, a pinch of oregano and a pinch of red flaked pepper. Taste for salt ( remember pancetta is salty already) Let this cook for 15 minutes. Drain the porcini mushroom and add it to the pot. Set you timer and let cook for an additional 20 minutes stirring occasionally. In a pot bring water to boil for your pasta; don't forget to salt it; there isn't anything worse than unsalted pasta! Put the pasta in individual dishes and the sauce on top; finish it with the Parmesan and Romano cheese. Let me know what you think of it! Lucia |