Ammoglio - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 -3 tomatoes, roughly chopped
2 garlic cloves
1/4 cup fresh basil
1 tablespoon whole black peppercorn
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt

Preparation

Put on an apron, this is messy.
In a mortor and pestle pound garlic and salt together till it is almost a liquid.
Add basil and peppercorns and continue to pound.
Add tomatoes and pound.
Use in any number of ways.
Put this on pasta or marinade a steak or chicken with it, basting all the while.
Spoon on top of grilled eggplant or zucchini.