OUR VERY FAVORITE HOMEMADE PIZZA SAUCE

Our Very Favorite Homemade Pizza Sauce image

This easy classic homemade pizza sauce simmers for a good long time to allow the tomatoes, garlic, and oregano to mingle and meld. Freeze the leftovers so you have pizza sauce at hand whenever you have a hankering for good homemade pizza.

Provided by Kare for Kitchen Treaty

Time 1h35m

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon minced garlic (about two or three large cloves)
1 teaspoon dried oregano or 1 tablespoon fresh chopped oregano (if using fresh, add at the end of the cooking time)
2 (14.5 ounce) cans diced tomatoes (undrained) (or 2 pounds diced fresh tomatoes)
1 teaspoon granulated sugar (can substitute honey or agave nectar)
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
Black pepper to taste

Steps:

In a medium saucepan over low heat, warm the olive oil.
Add the garlic and cook, stirring, for about a minute. If you're using dried oregano, add that along with the garlic. If you're using fresh, add it to the sauce at the end of the cooking time.
Increase the heat to medium. Add the tomatoes, sugar, red pepper flakes, salt, and black pepper.
Leave over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until boiling. Reduce heat to low for a nice simmer.
Gently simmer uncovered for 90 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Stir in fresh oregano, if using that instead of dried.
Allow the sauce to cool to a safe temperature and then, using an immersion blender or working in batches with a blender, puree sauce.
Assemble pizza using your delicious homemade sauce, or refrigerate until ready to use. Keeps well in the fridge for about 4 days. I love to freeze this sauce in individual-pizza portions, too.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 75 kcal, Sugar 6 g, Sodium 589 mg, Fat 4 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Carbohydrate 10 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 2 g, ServingSize 1 serving