Basic Recipe for Pizza Sauce

Name: Basic Recipe for Pizza Sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 150 g peeled tomatoes (from a can); 2 tbsp olive oil; 1/2 clove of garlic; 1 TL Dried Oregano; 1 tsp sugar; Salt, pepper

Lena Lakeberg

Miss Bacon

A good pizza sauce is at least as important as a good pizza dough. And guess what? It's much easier to make than you might think. With this basic recipe for pizza sauce, you can confidently grab tomatoes from a can. That's what the Neapolitans do, and for good reason: The tomatoes are only harvested when they are ripe and then cooked directly. This way they retain their amazing flavor and thereby - of course! - provide the purest taste explosion in your tomato sauce. If you really want to go all out, use San Marzano tomatoes. They can only be called that if they come from the San Marzano region and are significantly more expensive than other canned tomatoes. Add a bit of oil, garlic, oregano, and basil and you're good to go for the perfect base for your favorite pizza.

MY TIP:

Let the tomato sauce rest in the refrigerator overnight, it will taste even better. The finished sauce will keep refrigerated for up to a week.

5 min.

Preparation Time

15 min.

Cooking Time

Ingredients

For 2 servings

150 g peeled tomatoes (from a can)

2 tbsp olive oil

1/2 clove of garlic

1 TL Dried Oregano

1 tsp sugar

Salt, pepper

Equipment

1 small pot

nutritional values per serving

126 cal

12 g carbs

6 g fat

3 g protein

Preparation in 4 steps

Peel the garlic and chop very finely.

Heat olive oil in a small pot. Sauté garlic in it for 1 minute over medium heat.

Add peeled tomatoes and crush them against the side of the pot with a fork. Season with sugar, salt, and pepper and let simmer over low heat for 8-10 minutes.

Stir in oregano, let sauce cool.