Name: Pizza sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 50 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: makes 4-6 pizzas
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 small onion finely chopped; 1 fat garlic clove crushed; 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes; 3 tbsp tomato purée; 1 bay leaf; 2 tbsp dried oregano; 2 tsp brown sugar; 1 small bunch basil finely chopped

Ingredients

4 serv.

2 tbsp olive oil
1 small onion finely chopped
1 fat garlic clove crushed
2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes
3 tbsp tomato purée
1 bay leaf
2 tbsp dried oregano
2 tsp brown sugar
1 small bunch basil finely chopped

Instructions

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1 Heat the oil in a saucepan over a low heat, then add the onion along with a generous pinch of salt. Fry gently for 12-15 mins or until the onion has softened and is turning translucent. Add the garlic and fry for a further min. Tip in the tomatoes and purée along with the bay, oregano and sugar. Bring to the boil and lower the heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 30-35 mins or until thickened and reduced. Season. For a really smooth sauce, blitz with a stick blender, otherwise leave as is.
2 Stir the basil into the sauce. The sauce will cover 4-6 large pizza bases. Keeps well in the fridge for 1 week or stored in a container in the freezer.