Spaghetti with Pancetta and Onions

• 2 tablespoons EVOO, plus more to finish

• 1/3 cup pancetta or meaty guanciale, fine dice

• 3 onions, quartered and very thinly sliced

• 3 or 4 cloves garlic, smashed

• Salt and pepper

• 2 bay leaves

• 1 cup beef or chicken bone broth or stock

• 1 pound spaghetti

• 1 cup grated Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese

• ½ cup flat-leaf parsley, chopped

Serves: 4 to 6

Heat a large pot of water to boil for pasta. 

Heat a deep skillet with EVOO over medium heat, add the pancetta or guanciale and render 2 to 3 minutes. Add onions, garlic, salt, pepper and bay leaves and cook 30 to 40 minutes over low heat. Add stock to the golden, sweet onions and remove bay leaves.     

Cook pasta 1 minute less than package direction. Reserve half a mug of water and drain. Toss pasta with onions, water, cheese and parsley and another glug of EVOO to emulsify sauce.