Pizza is, without a doubt, one of the most delicious and popular alternatives in the Italian gastronomy. And the best thing is that we can make it at home to our liking and with the ingredients of our preference, a perfect plan when it causes us to eat something delicious prepared by ourselves.
But there is no good pizza without one delicious tomato sauce and onion, the essential basis of this preparation. Forget about buying it already ready, in a HOWTO we explain how to make an easy pizza sauce and full of flavor. This homemade and easy recipe is perfect for Italian pizzas and of all kinds, its aromas and flavors will captivate you and will give your pizza a final score of 10/10.
3 diners
Low difficulty
Ingredients:
Steps to follow:
1
To start, cut the onion and garlic into small cubes. Add oil to a saucepan and heat over medium low heat. When it is hot, add the onion and let it fry for 5 minutes. Now add the garlic and let it cook for 2 more minutes.
You can add both ingredients at the same time, but the garlic cooks faster, so you must be careful to stir so that it does not burn.
2
Once the onion is golden brown and the garlic is cooked, add the 500 grams of crushed tomato, the teaspoon of sugar and the salt and pepper to taste. Stir well and cook over low heat, stirring frequently.
The Italian pizza sauce It will take between 10 and 15 minutes to be ready, halfway through cooking you can add the oregano and Provencal herbs to give this preparation more flavor.
3
When the Italian tomato sauce has thickened and the tomato is deep red, then the sauce is ready. Taste it to make sure it’s well seasoned. If it is acidic, add a little more sugar. Once ready, add some whole fresh basil leaves, stir and turn off the heat.
You pizza sauce she is ready! Now you just need to prepare a rich homemade pizza dough and add your favorite ingredients to make a easy and delicious pizza.
4
Every time you go to prepare pizza, you should know that the pizza sauce is the first thing you should add to your preparation, as this will prevent the ingredients that you add later from being too toasted and will give your pizza the perfect base to enjoy a plate full of flavor and juiciness.
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Advice
- You can prepare this pizza sauce with fresh tomatoes or fried tomatoes. If you make it with natural tomatoes, you will only have to crush them before adding them to the preparation.
- We advise you to peel and remove the seeds from the tomatoes before crushing them to avoid the acidity of the sauce.
- If it is very acidic and you don’t want to use sugar, you can also neutralize the acidity by using a pinch of baking soda.