Simple Cooked Pizza Sauce

Name: Simple Cooked Pizza Sauce
Prep time: 1 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 16 min
Cuisine: European, Italian, Mediterranean
Ingredients: 1 400g (14oz) can of crushed or 'polpa' tomatoes; 1.5 Tablespoons (22ml) extra virgin olive oil; 2 garlic cloves, minced finely (use less or more according to your taste); 1/2 teaspoon flaky sea salt; pinch of granulated sugar; 1 Tablespoon fresh basil leaves, chopped finely; Pinch of red chilli flakes (optional); additional dried herbs (oregano or Italian herbs to taste if you want them)

3 steps

Prep:1minCook:15min

I normally use my One-Minute Pizza Sauce recipe (see my Whisk profile or the Lace Bakes community on Whisk, but for certain occasions I like to cook my pizza sauce. One such occasion is when I make my Detroit-style Focaccia pizza which is just better with cooked (vs raw) pizza sauce. Cooking the pizza sauce deepens its flavour.

Updated at: Mon, 11 Mar 2024 15:13:51 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories166.4 kcal (8%)

Total Fat11.3 g (16%)

Carbs16.4 g (6%)

Sugars9 g (10%)

Protein3.5 g (7%)

Sodium945.9 mg (47%)

Fiber4.3 g (15%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

2 servings

1 x 400gcan of crushed tomatoes

or 'polpa'

22mlextra virgin olive oil

2garlic cloves

minced finely, use less or more according to your taste

½ teaspoonflaky sea salt

granulated sugar

1 Tablespoonfresh basil leaves

chopped finely

red chilli flakes

optional

Optional

dried herbs

oregano or Italian herbs to taste if you want them

Instructions

Step 1

Add the olive oil and minced garlic into a small saucepan and gently bring it to a simmer over a medium high heat. Once it has reached a simmer, let the garlic simmer in the oil for about a minute or two. You just want to cook off the abrasive raw garlic taste, but you don't want the garlic to burn/brown. Add in pinch of chilli flakes as the oil simmers if you'd like them.

Step 2

Add in the can of crushed tomatoes and flaky sea salt. Add a pinch or two of granulated sugar - the sugar helps to balance the acidity in the tomatoes. If you plan to add any optional dried herbs, now is the time to do it. Bring to a gentle boil. Reduce to simmer over a low heat, uncovered for about 10 minutes. Stir in the freshly chopped basil and continue simmering for another 5 -10 minutes. The sauce will thicken up a bit.

Step 3

Taste the sauce and add in more salt or sugar if you need it.