A simple and easy pizza sauce recipe made with fresh tomatoes.
Ingredients
6-8medium tomatoes
1/2cuponion , chopped
3clovesgarlic , chopped
1/4cupfresh basil, lightly packed
2-3Tbspolive oil
1tspred pepper flakes
1Tbspdried oregano
2tspsalt
Instructions
Cut tomatoes into quarters or eighths (to help the blender out a little bit) and blend the tomatoes until smooth. If you like a chunkier pizza sauce feel free to blend until chunky!
Coat the bottom of a deep pan with olive oil. I'd say maybe 2-3 tablespoons but a little less or a little more won't make a difference in the end product. I eye almost everything because 1) I am very impatient and 2) it is easier, saves time and saves dishes.
Place the pan over medium/low heat. Add onion, garlic, red pepper flakes and oregano. Cook for 2-3 minutes or until deliciously fragrant. Just make sure the garlic doesn't burn because it will turn bitter. If you want to play it safe, start on lower heat and simply cook for a few minutes longer!
Add the blended tomatoes and fresh basil to the pan. Note: I normally keep the basil whole simply because it is fastest. However, if you don't like whole basil leaves swimming around in your sauce feel free to slice them of before throwing them in the pan. At this point the mixture should be very thin. Bring the mixture to a simmer (a little bubbling here and there) for 40-60 minutes while stirring occasionally. This will reduce the mixture down to the thick amazing sauce.
Once the sauce has thickened up, you are done! Either use the sauce immediately or store in the fridge or freezer until needed. Enjoy!
Notes
This recipe will make enough sauce for one pizza. If you like really saucy pizzas (like REALLY saucy) maybe double the recipe just in case.