FANTASTIC HOMEMADE PIZZA SAUCE

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Pizza sauce made the right way, with time and wine! Sauce can be packaged and frozen in servings, and used as a dipping sauce.

Provided by JMOTT1

Categories Side Dish Sauces and Condiments Recipes Sauce Recipes Pizza Sauce Recipes

Time 10h5m

Yield 22

Number Of Ingredients 10

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
½ cup chopped onion (large chunks)
5 cloves garlic, halved
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 (28 ounce) can tomato puree
1 ½ cups red wine
⅛ cup chopped fresh basil
⅛ cup chopped fresh oregano
1 tablespoon butter
1 tablespoon white sugar

Steps:

Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat; stir in onion and garlic. Season with salt and pepper. Cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes.
Add tomato puree, red wine, basil, and oregano. Increase heat a touch and bring to a simmer. Cook until sauce reaches desired consistency, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Stir in butter and sugar; simmer for 10 more minutes. Remove from heat, allow to cool, and refrigerate 8 hours to overnight.
For a smooth sauce, remove onion and garlic pieces before spreading sauce on pizza crust. For a chunky sauce, use as is.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 42.2 calories, Carbohydrate 4.8 g, Cholesterol 1.4 mg, Fat 1.2 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 0.7 g, SaturatedFat 0.4 g, Sodium 153.9 mg, Sugar 2.5 g