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Pizza Sauce From Scratch

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Prep: 0 min Cook: 0 min Difficulty: medium

Categories: Sauce

Tags: recipes for sauces and condiments, recipes using anise, recipes using basil, recipes using tomato, recipes without cooking time, recipes without servings, very easy

Source: Wikibooks contributors (https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook%3APizza_Sauce_From_Scratch)

Adapted: Imported and reformatted by HowManyCookies from the cited Wikibooks revision.

Source revision: https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook%3APizza%20Sauce%20From%20Scratch&oldid=4518997

License: CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) · Wikibooks contributors

Ingredients

  • 6 ounce (170 g) can of tomato paste (with no additives is best)
  • 1–1½ cups (250–375 ml) of water (depending on desired consistency)
  • About ⅓ cup (80 ml) extra virgin olive oil (more or less depending on taste)
  • 1–3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 pinch of anise (or substitute fennel)
  • About ½ tablespoon dried oregano (according to preference)
  • About ½ tablespoon dried basil (according to preference)
  • Kosher salt to taste
  • Ground black pepper to taste

Directions

  1. Combine tomato paste, water, and oil.
  2. Add garlic, basil, and oregano, mixing thoroughly.
  3. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  4. For best results place in refrigerator overnight or allow the mixture to rest before using.

Notes

A quart mason jar works perfectly; ingredients can be added and shaken to mix.