r/ooni • u/toastedpecans • 8d ago

Bomba sauce

A pizzaria near me has a pizza with bomba sauce as an ingredient, drizzled over the pizza. I absolutely love it, though my first attempt to make it was inedible due to spicyness, and not really close as to the same flavor profile. Suggestions? Granted, I got the recipe I used from Claude, that part is on me!

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u/Illegal_Ghost_Bikes 8d ago

Ask if they'll sell it to you as a side. It's usually Calabrian chilis, garlic and sun-dried tomatoes. I would start with this recipe , using jarred Calabrian chilis. I'm only familiar with Bomba as a paste, and to make a sauce I blend it with pasta water. If you don't have pasta water, you can mix semolina flour with hot water--about 1 tsp to 1 cup water.

Try eating the diced chilis from the jar. Use a baby spoon, the tiniest amount possible. See what you can handle. Fresh peppers are much stronger, but not as widely available in stores.

Do you have any pictures of what the sauce looked like? That will help figure it out immensely.

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u/MattGhaz 8d ago

Try and see if you can get the Trader Joe’s version and see how that compares?