Andrea's Favorite Pizza Sauce

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
  • 2/3 cup water
  • 2 tablespoons red wine
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
  • 3 tablespoons Parmesan cheese
  • Salt
  • Pepper

Preparation

Step 1

1. Prep all the ingredients first and have them sitting ready to go. The recipe cooks fast, so this step is important.

2. In medium saucepan, sauté garlic in oil until golden. Watch it closely as garlic can go from golden to burned in a nanosecond.

3. Add tomato paste, water, wine, sugar, oregano, basil, and cheese.

4. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.

5. Simmer for 10 minutes over medium low heat. Remove from heat and spread over pizza prepared pizza dough.

Notes:
Covers two medium pizzas or one large pizza.