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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.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 796 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Italian
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.
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Nutrition Information
Serving
100g
Calories
796kcal
(40%)
Carbohydrates
88g
(29%)
Protein
27g
(54%)
Fat
37g
(57%)
Saturated Fat
15g
(75%)
Cholesterol
66mg
(22%)
Sodium
629mg
(26%)
Potassium
315mg
(9%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
4g
(8%)
Vitamin A
104IU
(2%)
Vitamin C
2mg
(2%)
Calcium
296mg
(30%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 796
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 100g | |
| Calories | 796kcal | 40% |
| Carbohydrates | 88g | 29% |
| Protein | 27g | 54% |
| Fat | 37g | 57% |
| Saturated Fat | 15g | 75% |
| Cholesterol | 66mg | 22% |
| Sodium | 629mg | 26% |
| Potassium | 315mg | 7% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 4g | 8% |
| Vitamin A | 104IU | 2% |
| Vitamin C | 2mg | 2% |
| Calcium | 296mg | 30% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.