Recipe: Perfect Bucatini and Sauce

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I'm always amazed that such a simple combination of ingredients—basically just durum wheat flour and water—turns out to be one of the most delicious foods on earth. Bucatini all'amatriciana is a starter dish regularly eaten in Roman households, like pasta carbonara, whose recipe has, over time, been tweaked and amended, normally in relation to the proportions and use of ingredients that go into the recipe. Bucatini's tubular shape with a hole down the middle ensures that every bite of pasta is covered in sauce. You can cook Bucatini and Sauce using 22 ingredients and 11 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Bucatini and Sauce

1. It's of Pasta--------.
2. You need 12 ounces of bucatini pasta.
3. It's 3 tablespoon of butter.
4. It's 3 quarts of water.
5. Prepare 1 tablespoon of salt.
6. You need 1 tablespoon of extra Virgin olive oil.
7. It's of Sauce-----------.
8. It's 1 tablespoon of minced garlic.
9. Prepare 1 tablespoon of extra Virgin olive oil.
10. You need 1 of filet of anchovy try to remove the bones if possible.
11. It's 1/2 cup of milk.
12. Prepare 1 stick of butter.
13. You need 1-1/2 tablespoons of capers and equals amount of caper juice.
14. Prepare 1/2 cup of chopped onion.
15. It's 1 teaspoon of sherry vinegar.
16. Prepare To taste of salt.
17. Prepare 28 ounces of crushed tomatoes.
18. Prepare 1/2 pound of chicken breast boneless and skinless.
19. Prepare 1 pound of ground sirloin.
20. It's of Topping----------.
21. You need To taste of grated parmesan cheese.
22. Prepare To taste of red pepper flakes, optional.

But since this is a weeknight pasta , and you've got to just use what's in your pantry, other shapes are perfectly fine to swap in. Spaghetti and fettuccine are obvious choices, but shapes like shells and orechiette that can hold. Bucatini, is a thick spaghetti-like pasta commonly found in Italian recipes that hail from Rome. What makes it unique is the small hole running through its center.

Bucatini and Sauce instructions

1. Heat oil and add the anchovies, onions, and garlic..
2. Slice the chicken thinly.
3. Cook the onion and garlic till tender.
4. Boil the water and add the salt, olive oil, and pasta..
5. Add the ground sirloin, capers and juices, and sliced chicken to the onions and garlic..
6. Brown the meat and add the butter, stirring constantly to break the meat up..
7. Note the anchovies will be a bit salty so taste before adding the salt..
8. Add tomato sauce and sherry to the meat. Simmer 10 minutes..
9. Add the salt and milk. Stir quite a bit. Heat enough to make the milk hot but don't boil..
10. Drain the pasta. MiX the pasta and butter. Plate and add sauce. Add the cheese and pepper flakes if you use the pepper flakes..
11. Serve I hope you enjoy!!.

Let the sauce sit while you prepare the pasta. Cook the bucatini pasta according to package directions until al dente. Fill a large pot with lightly salted water and bring to a rolling boil. Stir in bucatini and return to a boil. Spaghetti is one-dimensional, but its hollow counterpoint is a delight, providing a mix of sauce, dense carbohydrates, and air pockets that make funny noises.