Pick the one that suits your needs to make homemade pizza! (No Yeast pizza dough here)Instant Pizza Sauce - An intense flavour with the signature tang of tomato paste which compliments rich / intense flavoured pizza toppings. Tastes like Leggos pizza sauce sold at the stores. I use this the most often - personal taste and sheer convenience.Fresh and Bright - A lighter, fresher pizza sauce thanks to the addition of passata. Ideal for more delicate toppings like margherita, vegetable pizzas and most classic Italian pizzas.New York Pizza Sauce - A richly flavoured New York-style pizza sauce. Based on this recipe from Serious Eats.
Prep Time5 minutesmins
Course: Mains
Cuisine: Italian, Western
Keyword: pizza sauce
Servings: 4pizzas
Calories: 82cal
Author: Nagi
Ingredients
Instant Pizza Sauce:
1cuptomato paste, unsalted (Note 1)
1tspsalt(Note 1)
2tspwhite sugar
2tspolive oil
2tspgarlic, finely minced (optional)
2tbspwater
1/2tspEACH dried parsley, basil and oregano (optional)
Heat oil in a heavy-based, medium saucepan over medium heat. Add onion and garlic, and sautee until onions are soft but not coloured.
Add tomatoes, oregano, salt and sugar. Bring to a simmer. Reduce heat to low, and cook, stirring occasionally, until reduced by half (about 1 hour). You will need to stir more frequently towards the end to stop the sauce catching
Leave to cool before using.
Using pizza sauce:
Use 1/4 cup of pizza sauce for each pizza (30cm/12" wide).
Place raw pizza crust on a pizza pan (preferably with holes). Spread sauce evenly using the back of a spoon, leaving a 1cm / 1/2" border for the crust.
Cover with toppings of choice (less is more!). Standard pizza - sprinkle with 130g / 4.5 oz freshly shredded mozzarella cheese, then 1 cup toppings such as sliced pepperoni. (See this post for pizza topping recipes)
Bake in preheated 275°C / 530°F oven on top shelf for 10 minutes, rotating at 4 minutes, until cheese has golden specks and crust is crisp. (See this homemade pizza recipe for full cooking directions, or this NO YEAST Pizza Dough recipe)
Notes
1. Tomato paste - It's common to find tomato paste with salt already added (check the ingredients label). If your tomato paste has salt already, reduce the salt quantity to 1/2 tsp.2. Tomato passata - pureed, strained pure tomatoes, sometimes labelled Tomato Puree in the US (here's a photo of Mutti Tomato Passata sold at Walmart). Readily available in Australian supermarkets nowadays, alongside pasta sauces. Storage and leftovers - all 3 will keep for at least 5 days in the fridge, or freeze in portion sizes for 3 months. Leftover Fresh & Bright and New York-Style sauces make great pasta sauces! Add any ingredients you like or use as-is.Nutrition for Instant Pizza Sauce, per pizza.