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Tomato Sauce for Pizza

Tomato Sauce for Pizza is a traditional Italian recipe for making a quick form of the tomato-based sauce for a pizza topping. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Italian dish of: Tomato Sauce for Pizza.

prep time

10 minutes

cook time

20 minutes

Total Time:

30 minutes

Makes:

1 jar

Rating: 4.5 star rating

Tags : Sauce RecipesHerb RecipesVegetable RecipesItaly Recipes



This is a classic pizza topping tomato sauce that can be made quickly from tinned tomatoes.

Ingredients:

1 small onion, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, crushed
1 tbsp olive oil
200g tin of chopped tomatoes
2 tsp tomato purée
1/2 tsp brown sugar
1/2 tsp dried oregano
1 bay leaf
salt and black pepper, to taste

Method:

Heat the onion in a pan and use to gently fry the onion and garlic for abut 5 minutes, until soft but not browned. Now add the tomatoes, tomato purée, sugar, oregano and bay leaf. Season well then bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer then cover and cook gently for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally until you have quite a thick sauce.

Remove the bay leaf and adjust the seasonings then set aside to cool well before using. You can store the sauce in a screw-top jar in the refrigerator for up to a week.