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In breve

The dish in short

  • Stale bread, in Tuscany the unsalted Tuscan loaf, with tomato, garlic, basil and a full glass of extra virgin olive oil.
  • The halved garlic softened in the oil without browning, then the tomatoes cooked with basil for 20 minutes.
  • The bread goes in covered with hot water or vegetable broth and is stirred until it falls apart into a thick pappa.
  • Rested for about an hour, stirred again and finished with raw olive oil and fresh basil.
  • Eaten hot, warm or at room temperature.

Il video, Firenze, Toscana

Pappa al pomodoro

The video: Tuscan bread and tomato soup

The thick Tuscan soup of stale bread cooked into tomatoes, garlic and basil with a glass of extra virgin olive oil, rested for an hour and eaten hot, warm or at room temperature. The video is an illustration; the recipe has the exact quantities, temperatures and times.

Serves
4
Hands-on
30 min
Cooking
20 min
Video
11 s

Passo dopo passo

The steps, in photos

The video shows the main moments; these are all 9 steps, as in the recipe.

Photos of steps 1, 2, 3
1Slice the bread2Prepare the garlic and basil, and heat the water3Soften the garlic in the oil
Photos of steps 4, 5, 6
4Cook the tomatoes with the basil for 20 minutes5Add the bread and cover it with the hot water6Stir it into a pappa
Photos of steps 7, 8, 9
7Rest for about an hour8Stir and serve with raw oil and basil9Leftovers

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