Basic Pasta/Pizza Sauce
Basic Pasta/Pizza Sauce

Hey everyone, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a distinctive dish, basic pasta/pizza sauce. It is one of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

Basic Pasta/Pizza Sauce is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It is easy, it’s quick, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. They are nice and they look wonderful. Basic Pasta/Pizza Sauce is something which I have loved my entire life.

Ingredients: Tomato sauce, diced tomatoes, chopped onion, chopped garlic, any dried or fresh herb (I used oregano, thyme, basil and Mediterranean mixture). He likes his pizza saucy and flavorful and that particular pie just didn't cut it. Moral of the story: there's no weak sauce allowed in our household.

To begin with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have basic pasta/pizza sauce using 13 ingredients and 4 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Basic Pasta/Pizza Sauce:
  1. Make ready 1 can 28 oz whole peeled tomatoes (I prefer a good italian brand over Hunts)
  2. Make ready 2 tbsp - 3 Tbl Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  3. Make ready 1 medium onion (I typically use 1/2 large red onion) - diced
  4. Make ready 2 to 3 garlic cloves - chopped or minced
  5. Get 1/2 medium carrot (chopped)
  6. Make ready 4 to 6 basil leaves - fresh (may use dried 2 tbls)
  7. Prepare 1 tbsp tomato paste
  8. Make ready 1 tbsp dried oregano
  9. Take 1 to 2 Bay leaves
  10. Make ready 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
  11. Get 3 tbsp dry white wine (choose a wine you like)
  12. Get 1 salt and pepper to taste (1-2 tsp each usually)
  13. Make ready 1 tsp + red pepper flakes (optional)

You can store this sauce in the refrigerator for later or freeze it! Pizza sauce should be kept basic, different from pasta sauces, there's no onion, no basil etc. only the basic required ingredients. You will add those other ingredients freshly in your pizza toppings later. San Marzano tomatoes are traditionally used in Neapolitan pizza sauce.

Instructions to make Basic Pasta/Pizza Sauce:
  1. Heat oil in 2-3 qt pot at med-hi. Add onions and garlic. Cook until onions become translucent. (approx 2-3 min)
  2. Add remaining ingredients and bring to boil momentarily then simmer covered. Stir occasionally. (45 min)
  3. Transfer sauce to blender or food processor and blend to desired consistency. (chunky sauce - a few good pulses; blend full speed if preferred smooth)
  4. NOTE Add diced bell peppers or different cheeses for different flavors of sauce

We like their balanced sweet-acidic quality. Once you have these basic sauces down, a number of pasta dinners are just a rolling boil away. Before you twist the lid off your next jar of tomato sauce, consider making a batch yourself. Pizza sauce is an uncooked tomato sauce, while pasta sauce is cooked. That may not seem like a big deal, but it can make all the difference.

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