DISH RESEARCH · Soup
Pappa al Pomodoro
GialloZafferano’s selected pappa al pomodoro softens rustic bread in a tomato, garlic and olive-oil sauce. Water adjusts its thick consistency, and fresh basil and further olive oil finish the Tuscan soup.
About Pappa al Pomodoro
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GialloZafferano’s selected pappa al pomodoro is a Tuscan tomato-and-bread soup. Garlic, olive oil and fresh basil flavour the thick mixture as the bread breaks down into the tomato sauce.
The selected garlic is peeled and thinly sliced before frying gently in olive oil. Tomato pulp and salt follow, and the sauce cooks slowly before the bread is added.
Sliced rustic bread is cut into smaller pieces and pressed into the sauce with some water. A covered rest lets the bread soften and absorb the tomato mixture.
Additional water is used only as needed before a brief further simmer. The slices break down completely to reach the soup’s characteristic soft, thick consistency.
Off the heat, salt is adjusted and olive oil and basil finish the soup, with further oil and basil on the plated portions. The recipe explicitly permits hot, lukewarm or cold service for the complete dish.
Ingredients in Pappa al Pomodoro
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- Rustic breadbase
- Tomatobase
- Basilseasoning
- Olive oilcooking medium
- Saltseasoning
- Garlicseasoning
- Waterbase
Ingredient connections awaiting review. Versions and preparation vary.
Origins & food traditions
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- Cooking traditions
- Tuscan-style