Baked Fusilli Amatriciana Recipes

AMATRICIANA PIZZA GRANDMA STYLE

Steps:

• For the dough: Mix flour, malt and 600 grams ice water in a stand mixer fitted with the hook attachment for 3 minutes. Add levain and mix until everything is combined, another 8 minutes. Let rest 20 minutes. Add salt and the remaining 60 grams ice water and mix for 8 minutes. Add olive oil and mix another 3 minutes.
• Let rise for 1 hour at room temperature. Divide into two portions and form into balls.
• Let it rise, refrigerated, overnight.
• For the sauce: Heat olive oil in a medium saucepot over medium heat, then add onions and saute until translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Add the prosciutto and garlic and saute for 4 minutes. Add salt, black pepper and red pepper flakes and cook for 1 minute. Add crushed tomatoes and tomato paste and cook for 2 minutes. Whisk in heavy cream and cook for 2 more minutes. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
• For the roasted sweet onions: Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
• Place onions on a sheet pan and toss with oil. Roast, stirring every 5 minutes, until caramelized, about 20 minutes. Let cool.
• For the pizza: Preheat oven to 600 degrees F, or as hot as your oven will go.
• Rub 2 tablespoons olive oil into a grandma pizza pan or half-sheet pan. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
• Stretch a dough ball into a square on a clean surface by pulling at the corners until it resembles the size of the pan you are using. Gently transfer to pan. Sprinkle 1 tablespoon oil on top of dough and rub in, gently moving the dough into the corners of the pan. Repeat with remaining dough ball. Let rise in pans for 2 hours in a warm area.
• Cook bacon in a skillet for 6 minutes, then set aside.
• Parbake crust until lightly golden, about 8 minutes.
• Remove from oven and evenly top with half the mozzarella, making sure it reaches the edges of the pan. Stripe half the sauce on top of the cheese. Evenly distribute half the onions on top of sauce. Lay half the bacon on top of onions. Bake pizza until the cheese around the edges and bacon on top are crispy, about 15 minutes.
• Take pizza out of the pan and put back in the oven on a stone to crisp the bottom of the pie for 3 minutes. Sprinkle half of Pecorino on top, splash with half of chile oil and evenly distribute half of basil leaves. Repeat process with remaining dough and ingredients.

AMATRICIANA SAUCE

Steps:

• Puree the tomatoes to a smooth, creamy consistency in a food processor or with an immersion blender; set aside.
• Heat the olive oil over medium-high heat in a large skillet. When hot, add the guanciale and saute 5 to 7 minutes, until golden brown.
• Add the garlic and red pepper flakes and saute 1 minute. Add the pureed tomatoes, basil, and salt and pepper to taste. Reduce the heat to medium low and stir well. Cook, uncovered, 15 minutes, or until the sauce darkens and thickens. Toss with just-cooked pasta and serve with a sprinkling of parsley and cheese and a drizzle of olive oil.

FUSILLI CARBONARA WITH FINES HERBES

Steps:

• 1. Setting up. Fill a large (8-quart) pot with the water, add 1 1/2 tablespoons of the salt, and bring to a boil over high heat. Whisk together the egg yolks and cream in a large stainless-steel mixing bowl. Stir in the herbs, the remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, and a generous grind of pepper.
• 2. Pasta. When the water is at a boil, stir in the fusilli and cook at a steady boil until tender but still firm, 8 to 12 minutes. While the pasta is cooking, warm the egg yolk mixture by briefly holding the bowl over the pot of boiling water and whisking rapidly. Heat the mixture just to lukewarm; don't let the eggs cook. When the pasta is done, drain and add it to the egg mixture. Sprinkle with cheese and toss well. The egg yolks will cook from the heat of the pasta and form a thick sauce.

FUSILLI WITH FRESH POMODORO

Steps:

• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over high heat. Cook the pasta 2 minutes less than the packaging suggests, about 8 minutes. Drain well, reserving 1 cup of the pasta water.
• Using the large holes on a box grater, grate the flesh of the tomatoes, stopping when you are left with just the skin. Heat a large straight-sided skillet over medium-high heat and add the oil. Once the oil is hot, add the garlic and cook, stirring constantly, until the garlic is fragrant and beginning to brown, about 2 minutes. Add the grated tomatoes, whole basil and 3/4 teaspoon salt to the hot oil. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook for 5 minutes.
• Remove the garlic and basil stems from the pot and stir in the ricotta. Add the pasta followed by the Parmigiano-Reggiano. Stir to combine and coat everything in the sauce.
• Cook for another 2 minutes to finish cooking the pasta and thicken the sauce slightly, adding pasta water if the sauce ever looks too dry. Stir in the chopped basil and serve topped with additional ricotta and Parmigiano-Reggiano.

SPAGHETTI AMATRICIANA

Steps:

• In a large Dutch oven or heavy-bottomed pot over medium-high heat, and add the oil, guanciale and onions. Sprinkle with salt and caramelize the guanciale, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and saute until lightly browned, about 2 minutes. Add the crushed tomatoes and Calabrian chile paste, then lower to medium-low heat. Season with a few pinches of salt to taste (keep in mind that the cheese added at the end will add salinity to the final dish). Cook, stirring occasionally to avoid scorching, for about 30 minutes. Remove from the heat and cover to keep warm.
• In a large pot over high heat, boil well-salted water (salty like the ocean). Add the spaghetti and cook according to the package directions until slightly undercooked (the pasta will continue to cook in the sauce). Add 2 tablespoons pasta water to the sauce. Strain the pasta and add to the sauce. Cook over high heat until the sauce has coated the noodles, about 2 minutes. Remove from the heat, then add to a large bowl and mix in the Pecorino and butter. Divide among individual serving bowls. Garnish each with more grated Pecorino.

PASTA AMATRICIANA

Steps:

• Make sure to have a pot of boiling salted water for pasta going before starting this dish. You will not cook the pasta all the way as you will finish it in the pan with the sauce.
• Drop the pasta into the boiling water to start the cooking process.
• Meanwhile, in a saute pan heat some oil over high heat and add the pancetta. Saute until the pancetta is rendered (most of the fat melts away), and then turn the heat down to medium. Pancetta should look like crispy bacon. Add the onions and stir constantly making sure the onions do not burn. Once the onions are soft and cooked through, add the red sauce. Cook for 1 minute, and then add the cheese and pepper flakes, stirring to incorporate.
• Turn off the heat on the sauce and add the cooked pasta to the pan with the sauce. Turn the heat back on to low and toss the pasta constantly so that the sauce will stick to the pasta (the sauce should be thick and shouldn't create a pool on the plate). Transfer the pasta and sauce to a bowl and sprinkle more cheese on top to serve.

FUSILLI ALL'AMATRICIANA

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add bacon and onion and cook until bacon is almost crisp and onion is golden brown, stirring occasionally, about 8 minutes. Add wine, stir and continue cooking 2 minutes. Add chopped tomatoes with their juices and dried basil and bring to boil. Reduce heat and simmer sauce, uncovered, until thickened, stirring occasionally, about 30 minutes.
• Season sauce to taste with cayenne and black peppers. Place pasta in bowl. Add sauce and toss thoroughly. Serve pasta hot, passing grated Parmesan cheese separately.