The term “red sauce” is synonymous with Italian American cuisine. Generally speaking, it can refer to any style of tomato-based sauce — such as arrabbiata, Bolognese or a generically named meat sauce ...

To make the rubra sauce, wash the bell pepper, remove the stem, cut it in half (1), remove the internal seeds, then cut it into strips (2) and then into cubes and set it aside. Wash and then blanch ...