Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Homemade Pizza Sauce

Recently, I've been on a quest to make the perfect homemade pizza. I love making my no-yeast pizza dough, but lately I've been working on some yeast-filled recipes...including a crust with rosemary plucked from our backyard. I'm still working on the texture of the crust, but I have thankfully perfected a homemade pizza sauce to accompany said crust - because how can I spend all this time on the crust and then use canned sauce? That's just crazy talk.


I actually made this sauce the day my grandfather passed away, so I totally spaced taking "real" photos of the finished product. But the Instagram photo above does the pizza some justice, at least.

Anyway, this recipe makes a lot more sauce than what's needed for one pizza, but I just stuck our leftovers in the freezer for later use. (This sauce can be stored in the freezer for up to 12 months).

Homemade Pizza Sauce
Yields: About 4 cups (enough for about 4 pizzas)
Adapted from Taste of Home
-1 can (29 ounces) tomato sauce
-2 cans (6 ounces each) tomato paste
-1 teaspoon dried basil
-1 teaspoon dried thyme
-1 tablespoon dried oregano
-1/2 teaspoon fennel seed, crushed
-1 teaspoon garlic powder
-1 clove fresh garlic, minced
-Salt and black pepper, to taste

Directions:
1.) In a large saucepan over medium heat, combine tomato sauce and paste. Add remaining ingredients; mix well. 
2.) Bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat; cover and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally. Cool slightly before spreading on pizza crust.

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Seriously...this recipe couldn't get any easier. And the difference in taste (homemade versus canned) is incredibly apparent. 

Do you make your own pizza at home? 


13 comments:

  1. This pizza looks so incredible and delicious! I have to admit that I do not really make homemade pizza sauce at all, but this recipe looks look a great one to reference. One of my favorite ways to make pizza is to make small pizzas on tortillas or flatbread. So easy!

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    1. Love the idea of making small pizzas on tortillas and flatbread!

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  2. So sorry about your grandfather. The sauce sounds very good.

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  3. So sorry to hear about your grandfather's passing. I hope this amazing looking pizza offered some comfort.

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    1. Thanks, Emily! Cooking and eating it definitely did. :)

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  4. I love making homemade pizza! I typically use Jim Lahey's no knead pizza dough recipe - it's so easy with no mess (I don't have a KitchenAid yet to help out with the kneading process). The sauce recipe sounds great!

    Sorry to hear about your grandfather. Good food always does seem to help, though :)

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    1. Oooh, I'll have to try that no-knead recipe. I do have a KitchenAid, but still somehow manage to over-knead the dough sometimes. And thank you for the condolences!

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  5. sorry to hear about your grandfather, although i always like how cooking provides some therapy so I'm glad to see you made pizza!

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    1. Thanks, Shannon! Making (and eating) this pizza was definitely therapeutic.

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  6. Looks so yummy! This weekend I am going to try this for my kids. Thank you for the recipe, Michelle!

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    1. My pleasure! Let me know how they like it. :)

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  7. Hi Michelle, Carole's Chatter is collecting recipes for sauces today. This is a good one. I do hope you pop over and link in. This is the link . Cheers

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