Pizza Sauce

Submitted by mkhuber

"This a a tasty pizza sauce, best used thinly spread on pizza dough"

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 30mins
• Ingredients: 16
• Yields: 3 pizzas
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1⁄2 cup onion, finely chopped
• 1⁄4 cup mushroom, finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, finely minced and smashed
• 1 (8 ounce) can no-salt-added tomato sauce
• 1 (6 ounce) can no-added-salt tomato paste
• 1 cup water
• 2 -3 anchovy fillets
• 3 tablespoons parmesan cheese, grated
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 teaspoon fennel seed
• 2 small bay leaves

directions

1. In a heavy sauce pan, heat olive oil to medium heat. Add onions, mushrooms and garlic. Saute until the onion is soft and translucent.
2. Combine tomato sauce, tomato paste, anchovie filets, bay leaves and water. Stir until combined.
3. Place the rest of the ingredients into a spice grinder or coffee grinder and roughly grind. Add to the tomato mixture and bring to a slow simmer. The sauce will be quite runny at this point.
4. Simmer for 30 minutes to 2 hours, until the sauce reaches the consistancy you want for your pizzas.
5. Remove the bay leaves and spread thinly on a pizza dough. Add your favorite toppings and bake.