Pizza Sauce

By Becky Jo

Ingredients

• 1 can (28 oz) San Marzano tomatoes
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 1 teaspoon of oregano
• Options
• 1 teaspoon dried basil or 2 tablespoons of fresh basil
• 1 tablespoon garlic powder
• 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar or lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon olive oil – done forget to swirl excellent EVOO on your pizza right before you put it in the oven

Details

Adapted from fornobravo.com

Preparation

Step 1

You can use canned San Marzano tomatoes (Pomodori Pellati) to create a wonderful, and simple pizza tomato base. Use a potato masher to get a good sauce consistency. Don’t use a food processor or hand mixer, as those will break the seeds and give your sauce a bitter flavor. If you are using a brick oven, you should not cook the sauce. The hot oven will cook the sauce perfectly. If you are using a pizza stone in your oven, you might want to try cooking the sauce first. Try it both ways to see what you like.
Don't forget to swirl excellent EVOO on your pizza right before you put it in the oven