HOW TO MAKE HOMEMADE PIZZA SAUCE

How to Make Homemade Pizza Sauce image

This is my new and improved version. And by 'new and improved,' I mean 'old and secret.' Here is my top-secret formula. The next time you're making homemade pizza, you might as well make some sauce too.

Provided by Chef John

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

Time 55m

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
2 anchovy fillets
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh oregano leaves
½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
½ teaspoon dried oregano
1 (28 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes (preferably San Marzano), crushed
salt to taste
½ teaspoon white sugar
1 pinch freshly ground black pepper
1 small pinch baking soda

Steps:

Heat olive oil over medium-low heat in a saucepan; stir anchovy fillets into olive oil and cook, stirring often, until the fillets begin to sizzle, about 1 minute. Mix garlic into oil and cook just until fragrant, 1 minute more. Add fresh oregano and reduce heat to low; cook until oregano is wilted, 2 or 3 more minutes.
Mix red pepper flakes, dried oregano, and tomatoes into olive oil mixture. Bring sauce to a simmer and season with salt, sugar, and black pepper. Turn heat to low; simmer sauce until thickened and oil rises to the top, 35 to 40 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Stir baking soda into pizza sauce, mixing until thoroughly combined.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 54 calories, Carbohydrate 4.9 g, Cholesterol 0.8 mg, Fat 3.7 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 1.2 g, SaturatedFat 0.5 g, Sodium 194.3 mg, Sugar 2.6 g