Slow-Cooker Butter Beans With Pecorino and Pancetta

These luscious beans are inspired by pasta alla gricia, a classic Roman dish that is similar to pasta carbonara, but this recipe doesn’t require any egg yolks. The no-cream creaminess is created by vigorously stirring pecorino, sizzling pancetta, and its fat into the warm, brothy beans, all of which emulsify into a spoon-coating peppery sauce. […]
Bucatini Pasta with Amatriciana Sauce

The key to this recipe for me is the pasta cut. Originating from Amatrice in the of Lazio region of Italy. A couple of ingredients and simple to make. If you can not find Guanciale or Pancetta you can sub a piece of thick-cut bacon.
Pasta alla Gricia

Guanciale, black pepper, Pecorino Romano, and pasta come together in a study of delicious minimalism.When it comes to the four main pasta dishes of Roman cuisine (carbonara, amatriciana, gricia, and cacio e pepe), pasta alla gricia is criminally overlooked and underappreciated. It's time to put an end to all that. It's time to celebrate […]
Pasta All’Amatriciana

To create an authentic-tasting version of Pasta All’Amatriciana we needed an alternative to hard-to-find guanciale, or cured pork jowl. Humble salt pork, though an unlikely solution, provided the rich, clean meatiness we were after. To ensure tender bites of pork throughout, we first simmered it in water to gently cook it and render fat, […]