Pasta alla Zozzona (The Dirty Dish of Rome)

By @thecamstorey

Serves 4

Ingredients

  • 75g guanciale
  • ½ onion, finely diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 30g nduja
  • Sugar
  • Salt
  • 400g tinned tomatoes crushed
  • 300g Mezze Maniche Rigate Yorkshire Pasta
  • 3 egg yolks
  • 35g parmesan plus extra to serve
  • 1/2 lemon
  • Fresh basil (to garnish)

Step by Step Instructions

Step 1

Chop Guanciale into strips and fry on a medium heat.

Step 2

Remove the guanciale and set aside. Leave the oils in the pan and add the onion and garlic.

Step 3

On medium heat add in the Nduja, season with salt and sugar before adding in the tomatoes.

Step 4

Add ¾ of the fried guanciale into your sauce reserving the rest for serving.

Step 5

Cook your Yorkshire pasta to pack instructions in a pan of seasoned water.

Step 6

In a small bowl mix together your egg yolks, parmesan and 1/3 of a cup of pasta water.

Step 7

Add your cooked pasta into your simmering tomato mixture along with ½ a cup of pasta water.

Step 8

Add your egg mixture, stirring well, and then the juice of ½ lemon.

Step 9

Serve immediately, sprinkle with parmesan, the remaining guanciale and garnish with a fresh basil.

Pasta Alla Zozzona