Amatriciana pasta

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• patricia

  19 February 2008

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• Jill

  22 February 2008

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  Doesn't come any simpler than this! Just the thing for a quick, easy supper. Very tasty.

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• arare

  05 April 2008

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• PoshPaws

  26 June 2008

  PoshPaws commented on this recipe

  I included quartered mushrooms, two cloves of garlic and increased the chilli quota and EVERYBODY loved it - which is quite a coup. This is definitely a "do-again" one!

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• Chess

  29 July 2008

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  Perfect :)

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• Carla

  07 August 2008

  Carla rated and commented on this recipe

  

  This was so easy. I added some mushrooms. Perfect and the boys loved it!!

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• Beth

  28 September 2008

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  Easy and tasty!

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• Fiona

  17 December 2008

  Fiona commented on this recipe

  easy supper

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• workhome

  12 August 2009

  workhome commented on this recipe

  thought i could serve this on top of pasta tri - coloured twists as a light lunch for work. I would part cook the pasta, then when customer comes in for their lunch, add pre cooked pasta to boiling water then ladle over top, perhaps with the mushrooms as stated and with wedges of crust garlic bread slices..... tomorrow for lunch sounds great! will let you all know how it went.

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• Matt's Folde

  10 September 2009

  Matt's Folde commented on this recipe

  Pretty simple but not true Amatriciana as no Italian would add Maggi or Worcester sauce. Leave this out, ccok the onions for less time and use Cirrio tomatoes (or similar good quality) and you won't need sugar. Then cook the pasta really al dente and add the pasta to the sauce for a few minutes, adding a little pasta cooking water if too dry, then serve, without Parmigianno although this is personal taste. That is the proper way but, if it tastes nice with anything else added, then don't be constricted by tradition. Real Italian food tends to be much simpler than our Anglicised versions.

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• Monenna

  21 March 2010

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• leeblunt

  02 January 2011

  leeblunt rated and commented on this recipe

  

  I made this last night and added some rough chopped grilled red pepper. It tasted fantastic. Really quick and simple to make and very healthy too (provided you de-rind the bacon).

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• Tim Zwaagstra

  14 February 2011

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• Annette

  10 March 2011

  Annette commented on this recipe

  How many calories are in this dish please??

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• Real Italy

  27 August 2011

  Real Italy rated and commented on this recipe

  

  The thing that made the difference in this sauce was the slow caramelising of the onions. It was delicious, but I used a tin of the best quality cherry tomatoes (pomodorini) and as another reviewer said, no sugar or any Worcester sauce was needed. And of course as I live in Italy I used pancetta instead of bacon. I once had a sauce of this quality in a restaurant, but no other recipe had really quite had the depth. This one has, as long as you take the time over it.

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• StayWithZoe

  05 January 2012

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  Just cooked this up for the family. Omitted the bacon for myself as I'm a vegetarian but still tasted great, even the parents are saying how much they enjoyed it and wished there was more!!

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• Janty701

  22 March 2012

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  I also added some mushrooms to this sauce. When cooked, I tossed the sauce with some penne pasta and baked it in the oven with parmesan cheese. The family loved it so much that we had it the following evening as well.

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• Gianni Bonnini

  07 August 2012

  Gianni Bonnini commented on this recipe

  Ridiculous! Do you know how Worcester sauce got its name? An Italian once said that it is the worster sauce I've ever tasted. Embarrassingly bad take on a great recipe.

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• Tim Greig

  31 August 2012

  Tim Greig commented on this recipe

  Why would you not use Pancetta? And why would you add Maggi or Worcester sauce? It's such a simple recipe make it as it should be

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• arare

  21 September 2012

  arare commented on this recipe

  Thanks for all the comments! It's not supposed to be truly authentic Italian, so please don't take it to heart when I add a dash of Maggi or a bit of sugar! I add a dash of soy sauce/Maggi to a lot of my recipes because I think it just gives a nice depth to the flavour. By all means, you can leave it out. I like some of the other additions people have used - red pepper, mushrooms, pancetta instead of bacon - I will try them out! The key to the recipe is in the slow cooking of the onions!

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Ingredients

• 400g linguine or spaghetti pasta
• 120g streaky bacon
• 1 onion
• 1 dried chilli
• 1can (450g) chopped tomatoes
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• salt and pepper
• dash of maggi or worcester sauce
• 1 tsp sugar
• chopped parsley and parmesan to serve

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• 400g linguine or spaghetti pasta
• 120g streaky bacon
• 1 onion
• 1 dried chilli
• 1can (450g) chopped tomatoes
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• salt and pepper
• dash of maggi or worcester sauce
• 1 tsp sugar
• chopped parsley and parmesan to serve

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