Pappa al pomodoro: the recipe that everyone really likes

Pappa al pomodoro: the recipe that everyone really likes
  • Preparation time 5 Min.
  • Cooking time 30 Min.
  • Difficulty Easy
  • Portions 4
  • Calories per Serving 250
  • Type of plate First

Pappa al pomodoro is a typical Tuscan dish prepared with a few genuine ingredients: stale bread, ripe tomatoes, garlic, basil and extra virgin olive oil. Soft, fragrant and comforting, it is a perfect example of peasant cooking, created to waste nothing and transform humble ingredients into a flavorful dish.

Ideal served hot in the cold months or at room temperature in summer, pappa al pomodoro is a rustic treat that wins you over at first taste. Discover how to prepare it following the traditional Tuscan recipe and bring a true timeless classic to the table.

Ingredients

  • 8 Ripe Tomatoes
  • 1 clove of Garlic
  • 8 Tablespoons of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 8 leaves of basil
  • 12 thin slices of stale bread

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Instructions

1. Wash, dry and cut tomatoes into coarse pieces.

2. Place them in a casserole dish along with the garlic clove and plenty of extra virgin olive oil. Let them cook for about 20 minutes and adjust the salt.

3. Turn off the heat, add the basil leaves and let macerate for about 10 to 12 minutes.

4. Remove the garlic and start adding the stale bread slices, crushing with a whisk so that the crumbs absorb all the tomato well

5. Still with the whisk, mix everything well until it becomes a real gruel, adding with extra virgin olive oil.

6. Serve, add a few fresh basil leaves and a drizzle of raw extra virgin olive oil.


Pappa al pomodoro: ingredients must be chosen carefully! 

Very few ingredients are needed to prepare pappa al pomodoro: that is precisely why the right, quality ones must be purchased.

  • If you decide to make summer pappa, we recommend using ripe ribbed tomatoes, a Tuscan variety that is harvested during the summer season, perfect for our recipe.
  • In winter, on the other hand, cluster tomatoes (also to be used ripe), which are available throughout the winter season, are ideal.
  • Remember to cut them into rather large pieces, as they will tend to flake off during cooking.
  • The ideal bread for the pappa al pomodoro recipe is unsalted, possibly long-rising or wood-baked bread with a thick crust, which will pick up the seasoning better.
  • The oil, which will be used both in cooking and raw, to complete the dish, must be extra virgin olive oil: we have chosen to use Casolare Fruttato Intenso, an unfiltered oil obtained from Italian olives that have the characteristic of leaving all the organoleptic characteristics of this product unaltered over time. Ideal for all those who love strong flavors, this oil with a very fruity taste is ideal for giving that extra touch of flavor to pappa al pomodoro.

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