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Pizza Sauce

Fool Proof Pizza Sauce

An awesome, easy to whip up go-to pizza sauce to elevate your pizza game.  And while you're at it, why not use this as a great dipping sauce for cheese straws, grissini or even for chicken parmesan!

Course Condiment
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 2 cups

Ingredients

  • 1 tbsp butter
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/2 cup onion diced
  • 2 medium garlic cloves minced
  • 1 tsp chilli pepper flakes
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 1/2 cups crushed tomatoes or tomato purée
  • 1/4 cup tomato paste
  • 2 tsp harissa paste
  • 2 tbsp grated parmesan cheese
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • 1/2 tsp freshly cracked black pepper
  • 1 bay leaf

Flatbread Pizza

  • 2 or more flat breads
  • toppings (see Master List above the Recipe)

Instructions

Pizza Sauce

  1. In a 3 quart saucepan, melt the butter and the olive oil over medium heat.  Stir in the onion, garlic, chilli flakes and oregano and sauté for 5 minutes.

    Add the remaining ingredients and bring the sauce to a simmer.  Reduce the heat to medium low and gently simmer for 30 minutes.

  2. Remove from the heat and discard the bay leaf.  Don't forget this step!!

    Purée the sauce directly in the pot with an immersion blender until smooth.

    Alternatively, transfer the sauce to a conventional blender and blend till smooth.  It is hot, so cover the lid with a tea towel and hold it down as you start the motor.  Be careful of steam as you remove the lid. Taste and re-season if nececssary.

    If you feel that it still needs to cook down a bit more, feel free to cook on low till the desired consistency is reached.

  3. The sauce will keep in an airtight container in the fridge for a few days.

    I automatically transfer half to a freezer safe container and freeze for future use.

Flatbread Pizza

  1. Preheat the oven to 450F.  If you are using a baking steel, position it about 6 inches from the broiler.

    If you are using a baking sheet, heat the baking sheet in the oven till ready to use. Be careful when removing it to lay the flatbreads on it.

  2. Prepare your flatbreads.

    Spread the sauce over the bread, covering every nook and cranny.  Not too thick, but not too thin either.

    Spread out a good layer of pizza mozzarella, or any grated fresh mozzarella over the sauce.  Not too thick but not too thin!! hehe.

  3. Now top the breads with whatever your heart desires!  Choose more cheeses, multiple meats, all the veggies imaginable.  The possibilities are endless.  I always include ripped fresh melting cheese like fior di latte or burrata towards the end, as another layer of cheese that will get all charred and gooey as the pizza finishes.

  4. Either use a pizza peel to transport the flatbreads to the hot baking steel, or remove the baking sheet and place the flat breads on it.

    Bake at 450F until the toppings have all cooked through and the cheese is melted.  To get extra bubbling and a golden cheese crust, turn on the broiler for the last few minutes.  Watch it though!  The whole process should take about 15-20 minutes depending on the toppings, the thickness of the bread, and how hot your oven really is!