Arrabiatta Sauce – Spicy Italian Sauce

Arrabiatta Sauce – Spicy Italian Sauce, is much loved sauce by the spice lovers in Italy. Made with tomatoes, garlic and good spoonful of chili flakes and cooked till thick, delicately flavored with oregano and fresh basil, this Italian sauce is so different from Marinara Sauce . But one thing is so right in either cases here, that home made sauces are the best kinds, preservative free, artificial colors free and no artificial flavors either. Fresh, indulging, organic and available in best of the form.

Arrabiatta also written as Arrabbiata or Arabiata, literally means angry in Italian and originated from Rome. The name is sought after the addition of red chillies to the sauce, making it hot and spicy. It is a perfect sauce for penne, though can be served over any pasta and sprinkled heavily with Parmesan cheese.

The preparation of Arrabiatta sauce is very regional and varies with every household.

This sauce had been haunting me for long. I wanted to make it at home and enjoy the real flavors minus the preservatives and keeping it healthier. The Italian sauces use a lot….I mean a lot of olive oil to cook. But I have kept the oil in check and created a good saucce.

I love my Italian sauces slightly chunky, so I left some tomatoes as is, and didn’t purée the whole thing. I adapted this recipe from here !

I loved it more than the marinara sauce and poured over some spaghetti and grated some cheese and enjoyed a bowl of good hearty pasta with Arrabbiata sauce. So easy to put together and so delicious to savor!

Here are some more Italian recipes from my blog – Summer Pasta Salad , Baked Pasta in cheat sheet White Sauce , Fusion Pasta Masala (oil free) , Home style Minestrone Soup .

I had a fabulous time cooking the hot and spicy arrabiatta in my Indian American Kitchen. I am sure you will make a batch and enjoy it too.

Sonal