Pizza Sauce Recipe / Homemade Pizza Sauce Recipe

Pizza Sauce Recipe / Homemade Pizza Sauce Recipe

      In essence, pizza sauce is tomato based sauce prepared by blenching tomatoes and spiced with herbs and garlic. essentially it is used as a spread for the pizza base before topping and baking pizza.

     Basically a thicker version of tomato sauce which is primarily used as spread for pizza bread. it is typically prepared with red ripe tomatoes and spiced with basil leaves and italian herbs. depending upon the spice level, it is even mixed with chili flakes.

TIPS,SUGGESTION AND VARIATION:

 Firstly, use always red ripe tomatoes for sauce. it would give a good color and sweet taste to the sauce. 

 Secondly, any tomatoes should be fine for preparing sauce recipe. however for authentic taste, i would  san marzano tomatoes which are comparatively more sweet and meatier compared to others. 

 Lastly, store the sauce in a air tight container in fridge for long shelf life.

INGREDIENTS:

• 6 ripped red tomatoes
• 2 tsp oil
• 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
• ¼ onion, finely chopped
• 2 tbsp basil leaves, finely chopped
• ¾ tsp sugar
• ¾ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder / lal mirch powder
• salt to taste
• ½ tsp oregano
• ¼ tsp chilli flakes
• 1 tbsp tomato sauce
• ½ tbsp butter

INSTRUCTIONS:

1.Firstly, slit x on bottom of tomatoes.

2.Furthermore, add 6 tomatoes (slitted at bottom) into boiling water and blanch.

3.Close the vessel and boil for 3-4 minutes or till the skin starts to leave from tomatoes.

4.Further, peel the skin of tomatoes once they cooled completely.

5.Then take 3 peeled tomatoes and blend to smooth purees.

6.Chop other 3 tomatoes discarding the seeds.

7.Transfer to the plate and keep aside.

8.Furthermore, heat oil in a non stick tawa or heavy bottomed pan.

9.Add chopped garlic and saute till they turn slightly golden brown.

10.Further, saute chopped onions till they change colour.

11.Then add chopped - deseeded tomatoes and cook completely.

12.Mash in between so that it turns mushy soon.

13.Also add prepared tomato puree (3 balanced tomatoes).

14.Mix well and add basil, sugar, chilli powder, oregano, chilli flakes and salt.

15.Mix well and get the sauce to a boil.

16.Further, cover and simmer the sauce for atleast 5 minutes or till the sauce turns thick.

17.Also add tomato sauce and butter.

18.Finally, mix well and pizza sauce is ready to prepare pizzas or pastas.

NOTES:

• Firstly, use bright red tomatoes, else sauce will not be of bright colour.
• Furthermore, always puree half the quantity of tomatoes and rest half chop them.
• Additionally, to make sauce more spicy add green chilli.
• Finally, pizza sauce stays fresh for a week or more when stored in a airtight container.

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