Rigatoni pasta with Pecorino cheese and pepper guanciale

  1. Serving: 4 PEOPLE
  2. Difficulty: Easy

INGREDIENTS:

  • 320 g of rigatoni pasta
  • 260 g of guanciale with black pepper Levoni
  • 330 g of grated Pecorino Romano cheese
  • 300 g of Tropea onion
  • 200 g of breadcrumbs
  • ½ clove of garlic
  • extra virgin olive oil as needed
  • salt as needed
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  • Peel the onion to create petals, braise them with a little oil over high heat for a short time. They should look cooked and crispy. 

  • Sauté oil and garlic, toast breadcrumbs until golden and crisp, let cooland add the grated Pecorino cheese. 

  • Cut the guanciale into julienne strips and boil it in water for 10 seconds. 

  • Heat a little olive oil in a saucepan, add the blanched guanciale and sauté over low heat until the fat has almost completely melted. 

  • Cook the rigatoni pasta until al dente and then mix with the guanciale. Stir off the heat with 250 g of grated Pecorino cheese.

  • Arrange the pasta in the center of the plate, add a few leaves of braised onion and sprinkle with breadcrumbs and Pecorino cheese.