Spicy Bucatini Amatriciana

Name: Spicy Bucatini Amatriciana
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon unsalted butter; 5 ounces finely chopped guanciale (or bacon); 1 medium sweet onion, chopped; 1 tablespoon jarred Calabrian chile paste (or chopped drained oil-packed Calabrian chiles); Pinch of crushed red-pepper flakes; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped; One 14-ounce can crushed tomatoes; 2 sprigs fresh oregano; 1 pound bucatini (or other long pasta); ⅓ cup Pecorino Romano cheese, plus more for finishing

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While we can’t spontaneously hop a flight to Italy, we can pretend by way of a plate full of pasta. Enter bucatini amatriciana, a just-spicy-enough classic that hails from the town of Amatrice.

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon unsalted butter
5 ounces finely chopped guanciale (or bacon)
1 medium sweet onion, chopped
1 tablespoon jarred Calabrian chile paste (or chopped drained oil-packed Calabrian chiles)
Pinch of crushed red-pepper flakes
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
One 14-ounce can crushed tomatoes
2 sprigs fresh oregano
1 pound bucatini (or other long pasta)
⅓ cup Pecorino Romano cheese, plus more for finishing