Best Homemade Pizza Sauce Recipe
This is the best homemade pizza sauce recipe that Chef Paul Hegeman has ever made.
Having created many recipes for basic pizza sauce over the years, this one is by far the one that garners the most compliments. As such, I have stopped tweaking and changing the recipe and use this one 99% of the time.
Tip: It works great on the famous New York style pizza.
Note: This homemade pizza sauce recipe makes enough for approx 10 medium-large pizzas.
Best Homemade Pizza Sauce Recipe
Having created many recipes for basic pizza sauce over the years, this one is by far the one that garners the most compliments. As such, I have stopped tweaking and changing the recipe and use this one 99% of the time.
Ingredients
- 1.5 onions very finely diced
- 2 cloves garlic chopped very finely
- 5 tablespoons olive oil extra virgin
- 5 tins tomatoes whole-peeled
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1.5 cups chicken stock
- 5 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 handful basil leaves shredded with sharp knife, (chiffonade)
- 1 handful oregano fresh, chopped
Instructions
- Add 3 tablespoons of olive oil to a medium sized heavy based pot
- Saute the onion on low heat for 15 minutes
- Add the garlic, saute a further 15 minutes, stirring occasionally
- Once the garlic and onion have almost melted into the oil, add the tomatoes & paste
- Use the stock to rinse out the cans
- Bring to the boil and reduce to simmer for 50-60 minutes, stir occasionally during this period. Try not to break the tomatoes.
- Add the vinegar, herbs and remaining olive oil, stir well.
- Break up the tomatoes as best you can now.
- Simmer a further 10-15 minutes.
- Taste and adjust seasoning.
Notes
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