The Sauce

A simple pizza sauce can be just as good as one with more ingredients. The most basic will include only tomatoes, salt, and maybe some oil and basil. This basic sauce is usually found on Neapolitan pizza. However, since I go for a more NY style pizza, I like to make a sauce with a little more kick. The following makes enough sauce for about 3-4 large pizzas.

Ingredients for the pizza sauce:

• 1 large can crushed tomatoes
• 1 can tomato paste
• 1 T red wine vinegar
• 1 T olive oil or extra virgin olive oil
• 2 cloves diced garlic or 1-3 t garlic powder
• 1 t oregano
• 1/2 t basil (optional)
• Crushed red pepper to taste (I like it spicy)
• Salt and pepper to taste

Mix the sauce ingredients together in a mixing bowl and leave for an hour or two if possible. You don’t need to cook the sauce. I play around with amounts all the time. Adjust to what you feel is best.