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Pancetta

By Food & Wine Updated April 24, 2017
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Pancetta—the Italian bacon made of pork belly meat—is used in plenty of recipes, including these pancetta-beef burgers with horseradish ketchup and these baked rigatoni with broccoli, green olives and pancetta.
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Yellow Squash all'Amatriciana with Pancetta and Spicy Tomato Sauce

Yellow Squash all'Amatriciana with Pancetta and Spicy Tomato Sauce
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All'Amatriciana, a spicy Italian pasta sauce, is traditionally made with guanciale, salt-cured pork jowl. Pancetta is much easier to find and is a fantastic substitute, while thinly sliced yellow squash is a wonderful gluten-free alternative to semolina noodles.

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Pancetta-Wrapped Roast Leg of Lamb

Pancetta-Wrapped Roast Leg of Lamb
Credit: © QUENTIN BACON
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The potent garlic-herb paste helps the pancetta hug the lamb and flavors both as they roast.

  • Grilled Leg of Lamb with Garlic and Rosemary

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Pancetta-Beef Burgers with Horseradish Ketchup

Pancetta-Beef Burgers with Horseradish Ketchup
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These decadent beef burgers from Koren Grieveson of Avec in Chicago stay incredibly moist even when they're well done. The secret? Ground pancetta mixed into the ground beef bastes the burgers from the inside.

  • Beef Burgers with Sweet-n-Smoky Ketchup

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Caramelized Brussels Sprouts with Pancetta

Caramelized Brussels Sprouts with Pancetta
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The only thing better than a full plate of caramelized Brussels sprouts is a plate of Brussels sprouts with pancetta.

  • Brussels Sprout Salad with Toasted Sesame Vinaigrette

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Pancetta-Wrapped Asparagus with Citronette

Pancetta-Wrapped Asparagus with Citronette
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In Mario Batali's riff on the traditional antipasto of prosciutto-wrapped asparagus, he wraps spears in pancetta (which, unlike prosciutto, becomes nicely crispy when cooked) and grills them. Adding a bit of tanginess is the citronette, a marvelously bright-tasting mustardy-orange dressing.

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Warm Potato Salad with Pancetta and Brown Butter Dressing

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Gabriel Rucker of Le Pigeon in Portland, Oregon, uses nutty brown butter instead of oil in a warm vinaigrette for a summer vegetable salad.

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Ricotta and Roasted Tomato Bruschetta with Pancetta

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Peak-season tomatoes make all the difference in this simple bruschetta from author Susan Spungen. They're the perfect accompaniment to a bowl of soup or a large salad, or, to turn them into two-bite hors d'oeuvres, simply cut the bruschetta crosswise into strips.

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Fresh Snow Pea Salad with Pancetta & Pecorino

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Daniel Humm's terrific summer salad is crisp and lemony, with bits of meaty pancetta and lots of fresh mint. Since the snow peas aren't cooked, it's best to buy them super-fresh, preferably from a farmers' market.

  • Potato, Snap Pea and Pickle Salad

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Gouda, Pancetta and Onion Fondue with Pretzels

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Leyden, a Dutch cheese flecked with cumin seeds, inspired Laura Werlin to create this cumin-spiced Gouda fondue. Serve it with soft, warm pretzels or pickled vegetables for dipping.

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Baked Rigatoni with Broccoli, Green Olives and Pancetta

Baked Rigatoni with Broccoli, Green Olives and Pancetta
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Instead of using tomato sauce, Hugh Acheson makes his version of baked ziti with intensely sweet roasted tomatoes.

  • Whole Wheat Rigatoni with Roasted Vegetables

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Pancetta-Wrapped Roasted Turkey

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After rubbing the turkey with a bold and delicious mix of chile powder, cumin, sugar and herbs, Texas chef Tim Love blankets it with slices of salty, fatty pancetta, resulting in a supermoist and savory roasted turkey.

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    1 of 11 Yellow Squash all'Amatriciana with Pancetta and Spicy Tomato Sauce
    2 of 11 Pancetta-Wrapped Roast Leg of Lamb
    3 of 11 Pancetta-Beef Burgers with Horseradish Ketchup
    4 of 11 Caramelized Brussels Sprouts with Pancetta
    5 of 11 Pancetta-Wrapped Asparagus with Citronette
    6 of 11 Warm Potato Salad with Pancetta and Brown Butter Dressing
    7 of 11 Ricotta and Roasted Tomato Bruschetta with Pancetta
    8 of 11 Fresh Snow Pea Salad with Pancetta & Pecorino
    9 of 11 Gouda, Pancetta and Onion Fondue with Pretzels
    10 of 11 Baked Rigatoni with Broccoli, Green Olives and Pancetta
    11 of 11 Pancetta-Wrapped Roasted Turkey

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