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www.RecipeFaire.com Presents:
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The Ultimate Pizza Sauce
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by:
Charles Young
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I enjoy making homemade pizza and this sauce is probably the best sauce I have made using olive oil, butter, celery, garlic, tomato sauce and paste, parmesan cheese, oregano, basil, sugar and fennel seed in this tasty pizza sauce recipe.
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INGREDIENTS
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2 Tbl olive oil
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1 Tbl butter
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1/2 cup onion, chopped
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1/4 cup celery, chopped
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1 garlic clove, minced
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1 8 oz can tomato sauce
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1 6 oz can tomato paste
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2 Tbl grated parmesan cheese
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1 tsp oregano, dried
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1 tsp basil, dried
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1/2 tsp salt
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1/2 tsp sugar
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1/4 tsp black pepper
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1 small bay leaf
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1 tsp fennel seed
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DIRECTIONS
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1:
Over medium heat, melt butter. Add olive oil and saute onion, celery and garlic.
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2:
Add tomato paste and tomato sauce and stir until smooth.
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3:
Add remaining ingredients and bring to a slow simmer. Simmer 30 to 60 minutes (add a touch of water is sauce drys too much).
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4:
Remove from heat. Remove bay leaf. Allow sauce to cool to room temperature before spreading on pizza dough.
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