Pizza Sauce at home

Pizza Sauce at home

Wondering how to make tantalizing pizza sauce at home? Just like your favorite restaurant? We've got you covered!

I've previously experimented with several recipes and ingredients, and finally arrived at the perfect one. This sauce is a blend of appetizing flavors of ripe tomatoes, onions and herbs. You can make large quantities of this sauce when tomatoes are in season and freeze it in an air-tight container for months. Nothing beats home made pizza sauce with fresh ingredients! 

You can also dilute this sauce with some fresh cream and toss some pasta into it. And voila! An amazing pasta will be ready in minutes.

If you wish to make whole wheat pizza base at home, you may refer to my easy recipe here. You may also refer to my recipe for making pizza at home from scratch, along with detailed tips to prepare the perfect pizza! 

Ingredients (For 3 7" Pizzas)

6 large tomatoes

1 tbsp olive oil

1 tsp finely chopped garlic

1/2 cup chopped onions

1 tsp dried oregano

1 tsp paprika/chilli flakes

salt to taste

1/2 tsp sugar

1.5 cups water for boiling

2 tbsp ketchup

1 tsp chilli powder

Making the pizza sauce

1. Make criss-cross at the base of the tomatoes and place them in boiling water for 2-3 minutes or till the skin starts to peel

2. Drain the tomatoes, cool slightly, peel, deseed and roughly chop them. Blend the tomatoes to a smooth mixture and keep aside

3. Heat olive oil in a pan, add garlic and saute on a medium flame for a couple of seconds

4. Add the onions and saute till they turn translucent

5. Add the prepared tomato pulp, oregano, chilli flakes, ketchup, chilli powder and salt. Mix well, cook on a medium flame for 2-3 minutes

6. Add the sugar and cook on medium flame for 1-2 minutes and your pizza sauce is ready! You can store in the freezer in an air tight container for months

Do let me know how your pizza sauce turned out :) Also, do share your pizza pictures with on instagram, my handle is @thevegfooodie