How to Cook Pizza Sauce

One of the secrets of great pizza is a great pizza sauce. You can make your own pizza sauce in a few easy steps.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• 2 cans of crushed tomatoes
• 1 small can of tomatoe paste
• 1/8 cup of chopped garlic
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 10 fresh basil leaves
• 1 table spoon of sea salt

1. pour the olive oil into a pan over medium heat. once the oil starts to bubble, turn the heat to a simmer and add the garlic. Let the garlic cook for a 2-3 minutes over a low heat
2. Once the garlic has cooked for 2-3 minutes, add the crushed tomatoes, tomatoe paste, salt, and basil leaves and raise to a boil.
3. Once the sauce reaches a boil, turn the temperature down to simmer and place a cover on the pot
4. Let the sauce simmer for an hour stirring occasionally.
5. taste-test the sauce periodically and add salt/basil/garlic to taste.

Tips & Warnings

• do not overcook the garlic in Step #1. If it is brown you havce likely overcooked it -- just throw it out and start over.