Easy tips to make perfect pizza sauce at home.

 

 

You all must’ve thought of preparing a pizza at home sometime in your lives. You get all the ingredients easily; you need to make a pizza in the supermarket near you. But when it comes to making pizza all by yourself, there are lots of things that you must prepare on your own, and one of which is the pizza sauce. So, we’ll share a few tips that will help you make a perfect pizza sauce today. 

Why this recipe is special?

This pizza sauce recipe is supremely delicious since it is made with fresh ingredients and natural taste-enhancing ingredients. You can adjust its taste and smoothness according to your likes and dislikes. It cannot be used only for pizza but for other recipes like pasta, calzone, pizza puffs, sandwiches, and more so.

Ingredients

●      3-4 cloves minced garlic.

●      2 tbsp fresh oregano leaves

●      2 tbsp fresh basil leaves

●      ½ tsp Dried Oregano

●      ½ tsp Black pepper

●      ½ tsp Red chili flakes

●      Salt to taste

●      1 Jar or 5-6 large, peeled tomatoes

●      2 tbsp olive oil

●      2 tsp balsamic vinegar

●      ½ tsp sugar

 

Tips to make a pizza sauce.

1. Take tomatoes into a bowl and put them to a boil after adding water into the bowl. Let them simmer for 3-4 minutes until the skin starts separating. Peel the skin and keep it aside for making puree.

 

2. Try using ripe tomatoes (preferably San Marzano) to boil, blanch, and make puree for preparing an authentic pizza sauce. It gives the sauce a bright red color and freshness. But you can also take any other red tomatoes if you don’t find the San Marzano tomatoes specifically.

(Note- You can directly make a puree of tomatoes if you’re using canned tomatoes)

3. While making a puree of the tomatoes, just knows how smooth you want your pizza sauce. If you want your sauce a little chunkier, make sure to set aside some portion of the tomatoes before blending in all. And crush that portion of tomatoes with hands. You can also use the canned tomatoes to add a bit of crunchiness to the sauce.

 

4. Heat the pan on low flame and add olive oil and then garlic to cook for 1 minute. Then add tomato puree and cook for 4-5 minutes until it starts simmering. Now add the fresh herbs, sugar, and salt to the pan. Let the sauce cook by covering the lid for the next 30-35 minutes on low heat.

 

5. Once the tomatoes are mushy, put the dried oregano, chili flakes, black pepper, and balsamic vinegar into the pan. Keep the consistency of the sauce as you desire. If you think it is too thick, add some water to balance it. Let it heat for another 4-5 minutes and let it cool.

 

6. You can shift it in an air-tight container if you want to store it for longer than a week.

And there's your delicious pizza sauce, ready to be used. Try out this quick & easy recipe & do let us know your experience.