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How To Make Pizza Sauce With Tomato Puree
Sneha Paul

How To Make Pizza Sauce With Tomato Puree

Learn how to make pizza sauce with tomato puree. A rich and thick sauce which requires only a few ingredients and can be prepared under 25 minutes.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings: 3 cups
Course: Ingredient
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups or 675g tomato puree
  • 2 tbsp garlic minced
  • 1/2 cup onion finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp black pepper powder
  • 3 tsp oregano dried
  • 2 tsp basil dried
  • 1 tbsp paprika
  • 1.5 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp salt or as per your liking
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 3 tbsp olive oil

Method
 

  1. Heat a heavy-bottomed pot over medium flame. Pour olive oil and allow it to heat up a little. Then add chopped garlic. Give it a stir and cook for 1-2 minutes or until it is fragrant. The garlic should become slightly soft and its colour should remain white/cream.
  2. Add the chopped onions into the pot. Sweat them for a few minutes until they become translucent. Again, don’t overcook, the onions shouldn’t develop any colour.
  3. Pour tomato puree, oregano, basil, paprika, black pepper powder, sugar, salt and water. Give it a good stir.
  4. Allow the pizza sauce to come to a simmer. Then reduce the heat to low.
  5. Cover it with a lid and allow it to simmer for 5-6 minutes while stirring occasionally.
  6. Uncover the pot and give it a stir. Let it cook for another 5-6 minutes. Keep stirring frequently and allow the sauce to thicken.
  7. As soon as the sauce thickens, turn the flame off. Allow it to cool down completely. Then you can either pour a few spoonfuls of it over a pizza base and make your favourite pizza. Or pour it in a clean and airtight jar. Then store it in the refrigerator for up to 4-5 days.