Pizzaiola sauce is a tomato sauce and it’s my new favorite. Pizzaiola tastes great paired with chicken, steak; It’s even delicious served without meat! Eat the sauce with a loaf of bread or simply ladle it on top of rice or pasta. The peppers give the tomato sauce a sweet, tanginess that will make you come back for seconds. Smother the sauce on top of a grilled NY strip and you’re coming back for thirds! Recipe below. Let me know how it turns out.
Preparing the pizzaiola sauce (garlic, mushrooms, peppers, salt, oregano, tomatoes)
Grilled NY Strip goes great in a pizzaiola sauce
Pizzaiola Sauce w Grilled Steak
Pizzaiola Sauce with Grilled Steak
Author: Lydia Bastianich
Recipe type: Sauce
Cuisine: Italian
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Serves: 4
Pizzaiola Sauce is delicious over rice or pasta and can be served with a meat like chicken or steak.
Ingredients
- 1 red bell pepper, cored, seeded, and cut into 1-inch strips
- 1 yellow bell pepper, cored, seeded and cut into 1-inch strips
- 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, peeled and sliced
- 2 cups sliced white button mushrooms
- 1¼ teaspoons kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- One 14-ounce can Italian plum tomatoes, preferably San Marzano
- Two 12 oz NY Strip steaks, about 1 inch
Instructions
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium- high heat. When the oil is hot, add the sliced garlic. Let the garlic sizzle a minute, then toss in the bell peppers and mushrooms. Season with 1 teaspoon of the salt and the oregano.
- Sauté until the mushrooms and peppers are caramelized on the edges, about 5 minutes.
- Pour in the tomatoes, and slosh out the can with ½ cup hot water, adding that to the skillet as well.
- Bring to a simmer, and cook, uncovered, until the sauce is thickened and the peppers break down, about 12 to 15 minutes.
- Season the steaks with the remaining ¼ teaspoon salt. Grill the steaks over high heat until done to your liking. Let the steaks rest for a few minutes while the sauce finishes cooking.
- To serve, put the steaks on plates and top with the pepper sauce. Serve immediately.
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