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Best homemade pizza sauce recipe

Best Italian Homemade Pizza Sauce Recipe

Best homemade Pizza sauce recipe. A Few ingredients, right cooking technique to make this rich Italian style pizza sauce recipe for Neapolitan pizza.
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Course: sauces marinades
Cuisine: Italian
Keyword: Pizza sauce
Prep Time: 2 minutes
Cook Time: 28 minutes
Servings: 6
Calories: 46kcal
Author: Rekha Kakkar

Equipment

  • Sauce Pan

Ingredients

  • 2 can Whole Peeled Tomatoes
  • 1 tablespoon Olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon Sea salt
  • 2 teaspoon Red chilli flakes roasted
  • 1 teaspoon Rosemary
  • ⅕ cup cup Basil Leaves

Instructions

  • To make pizza sauce from scratch first you need to cook tomatoes.
  • In a pan add 2 cans of whole peeled tomatoes. Squish the tomatoes with your hands or crush them using a masher. Do not blend them completely because we need very small chunks to concentrate the flavour.
  • Add a splash of olive oil, dried rosemary, roasted red chilli flakes and stir it.
  • Cover with a lid and allow the pizza sauce to simmer for 20 minutes or so.
  • Stir it once or twice in between.
  • Now tear some fresh basil with hands and add. Also add sea salt or kosher salt and a teaspoon of sugar.
  • Simmer for few more minutes and you best, rich, flavourful homemade pizza sauce from scratch is ready.
  • You can make it as thick as you want. That means longer you simmer it thicker and concentrated it becomes.
  • When it is done taste to adjust seasonings and flavour as per your taste preference.

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Nutrition

Calories: 46kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 595mg | Potassium: 271mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 400IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 45mg | Iron: 1mg