Best Homemade Pizza Sauce Recipe
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4.9
144 reviews
Excellent
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
1 hr 15 mins
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Total Time
1 hr 50 mins
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Servings
10 servings
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Course
Condiments
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Cuisine
Italian
Best Homemade Pizza Sauce Recipe
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Having created many recipes for basic pizza sauce over the years, this one garners the most compliments by far. As such, I have stopped tweaking and changing it and use this recipe 99% of the time.
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Ingredients
- 1.5 onions very finely diced
- 2 cloves garlic chopped very finely
- 5 tablespoons olive oil extra virgin
- 5 tins tomatoes whole-peeled
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1.5 cups chicken stock
- 5 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 handful basil leaves shredded with a sharp knife (chiffonade)
- 1 handful oregano fresh, chopped
Instructions
- Add 3 tablespoons of olive oil to a medium sized heavy based pot.
- Sauté the onion on low heat for 15 minutes.
- Add the garlic, sauté a further 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Once the garlic and onion have almost melted into the oil, add the tomatoes and paste.
- Use the stock to rinse out the cans.
- Bring to the boil and reduce to a simmer for 50-60 minutes, stirring occasionally while avoiding breaking up the tomatoes.
- Add the vinegar, herbs, and remaining olive oil, stir well.
- Now break up the tomatoes as best you can.
- Simmer for a further 10-15 minutes.
- Taste and adjust the seasoning.
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