Pizza Sauce recipe

I had some friends over for dinner and drinks last weekend and they asked me to share how I made my pizza sauce, so here it is.

Pizza Sauce recipe
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At the risk of becoming a food blog, I was asked to share this recipe for pizza sauce that I made last weekend. It's pretty straightforward. It will take about 15 minutes to prepare.

Ingredients

  1. 1 can of chopped tomatoes
  2. 30ml red wine
  3. 2 teaspoons of sugar, or to taste
  4. 1 teaspoon of salt, or to taste
  5. 1 teaspoon of black pepper, or to taste
  6. 1 teaspoon of Italian herb blend, or to taste

Equipment

  • An appropriate saucepan
  • Spoons for tasting

How to make it

  1. Add the can of chopped tomatoes to an appropriate saucepan and set it onto a low heat.
  2. Add half the wine, and half the suggested sugar, salt, and pepper. Stir everything through and let it cook a little while. Don't boil.
  3. Taste how things are, and add salt, sugar, wine, pepper, as needed to adjust the overall balance.
  4. Add in the Italian herbs and continue cooking. Remember that you don't want to boil the sauce, but make sure it's hot.
  5. Taste again and adjust the seasoning as required.

Once you're done, allow it to cool completely and you can store it in an airtight container in the refrigerator for 3 or 4 days.