Pizza Sauce

Name: Pizza Sauce
Yield: Makes enough for 2 pizzas
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 can whole Italian peeled plum tomatoes (2 pounds); 3/4 teaspoon dried oregano; 1 1/2 teaspoons salt; 1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

This is the flavor basis of our Perfect Pizza.

Source: Martha Stewart Living, October 1997

Makes enough for 2 pizzas

Yield

Ingredients

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 can whole Italian peeled plum tomatoes (2 pounds)
3/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1/8 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Directions

1. Pour olive oil into a large skillet, and place over medium heat. Using your hands, squeeze tomatoes to crush them. Add to the warm olive oil, along with the remaining ingredients. Cook over medium-low heat, breaking up tomatoes with a wooden spoon, until the sauce is thick, 40 to 50 minutes.
2. Pass sauce through a food mill, discard the seeds, and let cool.

Similar Recipes

Reviews

How would you rate this recipe?

xoAM

1 FEB, 2013

Has anyone tried Nina Imported Italian Peeled Tomatoes? I ask because they carry this at Costco and I wouldn't need to make an extra trip!
Reply
xoAM

1 FEB, 2013

Has anyone tried Nina Imported Italian Peeled Tomatoes? I ask because they carry these at Costco and I wouldn't need to make a separate trip!
Reply
maria2222

25 FEB, 2012

wayyyyyyyy too much salt! id use about half of that next time....
Reply
DesignGirl510

8 JUN, 2011

I forgot one thing in my review: I've never performed Step 2. Too simple & tasty to waste time with extra steps.
Reply
DesignGirl510

8 JUN, 2011

This is a staple in my home. I have made it many times since first receiving the recipe in a 1997 Martha Stewart Magazine. This paired with the Pizza Dough recipe will impress anyone. I also make this sauce for pastas as it is simple, I always have the ingredients, and, most importantly, it is delicious.
Reply
Cap27

3 MAR, 2011

Very much the same as my mother used to make.
Reply
goodthing101

29 SEP, 2010

I find that using the "San Marzano" brand tomatoes works best.
Reply
JBabb

14 SEP, 2008

Really great and easy. We skip the food mill step because we don't have one. It's a little chunkier, but still delicious!
Reply
winifredzb

6 APR, 2008

Use a 28 oz can of whole tomatoes -- they don't have to be plum.
Reply
vhata

6 MAR, 2008

This could be a dumb question, but do the plum tomatoes come in a can, or do you actually purchase the tomatoes from the produce department and actually peel them? If so, how do you PEEL tomatoes?
Reply

I'm in the mood for:

See Recipes