Homemade Pizza Sauce Recipe: Easy and Flavorful
Learn how to make a delicious homemade pizza sauce with tomatoes and garlic. Elevate your pizza game with this simple recipe.
 |
| Homemade Pizza Sauce Recipe |
Pizza sauce prepared from crushed tomatoes in heavy puree, pure olive oil, chopped onion, chopped fresh garlic, Italian seasoning, coarse-grained salt, and fresh ground black pepper.
Ingredients -
- 1 (28-ounce) can of Crushed Tomatoes in Heavy Puree
- 1/4 cup Pure Olive Oil
- 2 tablespoons Chopped White or Yellow Onion
- 1 teaspoon Chopped Fresh Garlic
- 1 teaspoon Italian Seasoning
- 1 teaspoon Coarse-Grained Salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Fresh Ground Black Pepper
Preparation:
- Add the oil to a saucepan and heat until hot but not smoking.
- Add the onion and cook until softened and beginning to brown.
- Add the garlic and sauté for 30 seconds.
- Add the seasonings and tomatoes and stir well.
- Reduce heat and allow to simmer for 15 minutes, constantly stirring.
People from different parts of the country have different opinions of what constitutes a great pizza. Some claim that no pizza can be great without having a great crust. Others say that it is the sauce that determines just how good a cheese pizza tastes. Of course, without the right cheese, you would have no pizza at all.
In New York, pizza aficionados claim that the pizza made in the city is the best in the world. It is hard to argue that New York pizzerias don't make some of the finest thin-crusted pizza anywhere in the world. People from Chicago may concede that New York pizza is pretty good, but can't match their deep-dish pizza. The battle for the best cheese pizza will inevitably never be won. Taste is a matter of personal preference.
Pizza is one of America's favorite foods. Kids love pizza. If you want a quick satisfying meal when you don't feel like cooking, a pizza always hits the spot. Unlike fast-food hamburger places, you can order a pizza and have it delivered to your front door.
Pizza is sold by the slice or by the pie. Just about everywhere there are people, there is pizza. There are several national chains that specialize in pizza, but, the best pizza is usually made by neighborhood restaurants. So, what actually makes up a cheese pizza?
The crust is the base upon which a cheese pizza is built. All of the ingredients needed to make a homemade pizza are available at your local grocery store. Crust can be made from scratch with flour or you can't buy a prepared pizza crust. Add your own fresh tomato sauce with your choice of spices or just use a ready-made jar of pizza sauce from the store. Finally, buy some shredded mozzarella or get a block of mozzarella cheese to shred yourself. Put it in the oven and in about 20 minutes it will be ready to eat.
