Bucatini With Pancetta, Pecorino And Pepper

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb bucatini pasta
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 5 ounces pancetta, sliced 1/2 inch thick and cut into 1 inch long pieces (1 cup)
• 1 1/4 cups pecorino romano cheese
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• salt

Recipe

• 1 in a large pot of boiling salt water, cook the pasta until al dente. drain, reserving 1 cup of water.
• 2 heat the oil in a large skillet. add the pancetta pieces and cook over moderate heat. 4-5 minutes.
• 3 add the bucatini to the skillet and toss over moderate heat to coat with the fat and pancetta. add 3/4 cup of the reserved cooking water, the 1 1/4 cups of pecorino cheese and pepper and season with salt.