Tiny Potato Dumplings with Tomato, Onion, and Guanciale Sauce (Gnocchetti all' Amatriciana) Recipe |

Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 5 oz guanciale (cured pork jowl)* or pancetta, finely chopped (1/2 cup)
• 1 large red onion, finely chopped (1 1/4 cups)
• 1 small garlic clove, minced
• 1 (28- to 32-oz) can plum tomatoes, drained (reserving juice) and finely chopped
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 lb yellow-fleshed potatoes such as Yukon Gold
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour plus additional for dusting
• 1 1/4 teaspoons salt
• Accompaniment: finely grated Pecorino Romano
• a potato ricer