Bucatini all'amatriciana with spicy smoked mozzarella meatballs Recipe | Food Network UK

Ingredients

• For the all'amatriciana sauce
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 170g pancetta, diced
• 1 medium onion, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• Pinch crushed dried chilli flakes
• 400g tin chopped tomatoes
• 1/2 tsp salt, plus more for seasoning
• 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper, plus more for seasoning
• 50g grated Pecorino cheese
• For the meatballs
• 1 small (170g) onion, grated
• 15g chopped fresh plat-leaf parsley, plus an extra 8g
• 65g grated parmesan, plus an extra 25g
• 30g breadcrumbs
• 1 large egg
• 30g tomato ketchup
• 3 cloves garlic, crushed
• 1/4 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
• 1 tsp salt, plus more for seasoning
• 225g minced beef
• 225g minced veal
• 55g smoked mozzarella cheese, cut into 16 (1cm) cubes
• 450g bucatini or other long pasta