Mucci's Bucatini
Restaurant-level bucatini, at home! A spicy, briney, smokey red sauce clinging to delicious chewy bucatini noodles. Inspired by Mucci's Italian in St. Paul, MN.
Ingredients
4 servings
Instructions
- In a large heavy pot like a Dutch oven, cook the pancetta over medium high heat until very, very browned. You want them to be well-done; browned, almost crispy, and concentrated with flavor. Remove pancetta and set aside; drain oil out of the pan.
- In the same pot, brown the Italian sausage until cooked through and crumbled. Remove sausage and set aside, saving a little bit of the oil in the pan.
- In the same pot, add the onion and garlic. (Add a bit of olive oil if needed.) Sauté until soft and fragrant. Add tomato paste and sauté for another 2-3 minutes.
- Add crushed tomatoes, salt, oregano, and red pepper flakes. Add sausage and pancetta back in to the pot. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes.
- Add the broth until desired consistency is reached. Add butter if you want.
- Add pepperoncini. Simmer for 5 more minutes until the pepperoncini are very soft but not broken down.
- Cook bucatini according to package directions; drain and return to pot. Pour sauce over cooked bucatini and keep over heat for a few minutes to help the sauce and noodles come together.
- Top bucatini with pecorino cheese! MWAH. What a moment.
Nutrition per serving
590kcal
💰 Cost Estimate
Total Ingredients
$3241.00
$3241.00
Per Serving
$810.00/serving
$810.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$6482.00 vs buying!
~$6482.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (93% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|
| diced pancetta | 4 oz | $88.00 |
| . ground Italian sausage | 1 lb | $121.00 |
| yellow onion | 1 small | $50.00 |
| garlic | 6 cloves | $1185.00 |
| tomato paste | 2 tbsp | $7.00 |
| two 28-ounce cans whole peeled tomatoes | - | - |
| salt | 1 tsp | $1.00 |
| fresh oregano | 1 tsp | $30.00 |
| red pepper flakes | 1 tsp | $4.00 |
| -2 cups chicken broth or water to thin the sauce | 1 | $17.00 |
| -4 tablespoons butter to tame the heat | 2 | $220.00 |
| sliced pepperoncini | 1 cup | $1047.00 |
| bucatini pasta for serving | 8 oz | $315.00 |
| pecorino cheese for topping | 0.5 cup | $156.00 |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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