Recipe: Basic Pizza Sauce+++
Basic Pizza Sauce
Recipe courtesy Don Pintabona
Ingredients:
1 can (28-ounces) whole peeled tomatoes, in juice
1 small white or sweet onion, finely diced and minced
1 clove garlic, peeled and minced
3 to 4 fresh basil leaves
1 teaspoon dried oregano
Pinch salt
Pinch fresh ground black pepper
Pinch sugar, optional
2 tablespoons olive oil, to saute
Instructions:
Empty the contents of the tomato can in a mixing bowl and coarsely crush the tomatoes with a fork or your hands, Leaving them just a little chunky.
In a heavy bottom 2-quart sauce pot, add the olive oil, over a medium high flame and heat a little.
Add the onions and saute until slightly translucent.
Add the garlic and saute about a minute until golden.
Quickly add the crushed tomatoes to the mix.
Stir well and bring to a simmer.
Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and add the fresh basil and oregano.
Edition: Blend the content into pure liquid (optional)
Optional: Add a touch of sugar if desired or if tomatoes are tart.
Simmer on a low flame, stirring often for at least 15 minutes.
Note: If not using right away, cool down and store in airtight container in the refrigerator, up to 1 week.
Recipe courtesy Don Pintabona
Ingredients:
1 can (28-ounces) whole peeled tomatoes, in juice
1 small white or sweet onion, finely diced and minced
1 clove garlic, peeled and minced
3 to 4 fresh basil leaves
1 teaspoon dried oregano
Pinch salt
Pinch fresh ground black pepper
Pinch sugar, optional
2 tablespoons olive oil, to saute
Instructions:
Empty the contents of the tomato can in a mixing bowl and coarsely crush the tomatoes with a fork or your hands, Leaving them just a little chunky.
In a heavy bottom 2-quart sauce pot, add the olive oil, over a medium high flame and heat a little.
Add the onions and saute until slightly translucent.
Add the garlic and saute about a minute until golden.
Quickly add the crushed tomatoes to the mix.
Stir well and bring to a simmer.
Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and add the fresh basil and oregano.
Edition: Blend the content into pure liquid (optional)
Optional: Add a touch of sugar if desired or if tomatoes are tart.
Simmer on a low flame, stirring often for at least 15 minutes.
Note: If not using right away, cool down and store in airtight container in the refrigerator, up to 1 week.
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