Tag: tomato-canned

Alternative Pizza Sauce

An alternative pizza sauce recipe to Mom's pizza sauce.

Ingredients Step
head of garlic Roast by rubbing with olive oil, sprinkling with salt, then wrapping in aluminum foil and baking at 400 degrees for about 30 minutes.
2 T. olive oil
2 twigs fresh oregano
¼ white onion, finely minced
¼ yellow onion, finely minced
2-3 squished roasted garlic cloves
up to 1 T of combined salt, black pepper, red pepper
Cook in a saucepan over medium-high heat until onions are translucent.
28 oz. can peeled San Marzano tomatoes (avoid tomatoes packed with calcium chloride) Add to saucepan. Stir intermittently until sauce develops a deep red color.
Source: dannyphantom

Mom's Pizza Sauce

This recipe makes 4 cups of sauce, which can be used for ~3 pizzas depending on size. It freezes well.

A less-spiced sauce is this alternative.

Ingredients Step
28 oz. crushed tomato
6 oz. tomato paste
1 t. sugar (increase for deep dish)
1 t. black pepper (decrease for deep dish)
1/4 t. cayenne (decrease for deep dish)
1/2 t. garlic powder
2 t. basil (6 t. if fresh)
1 t. oregano (2 t. if fresh)
1/4 t. fennel
Combine.
salt To taste.
Source: Mom's pizza cookbook