Description
Savory Neapolitan pizza sauce whispers classic Italian culinary traditions with simple, fresh ingredients. Passionate home chefs can craft this silky, robust sauce that elevates homemade pizzas from ordinary to extraordinary Mediterranean delights you’ll crave.
Ingredients
Scale
Pizza Sauce Base:
- 1 can (1 pound/400 grams) crushed tomatoes
Herbs and Seasonings:
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano leaves
- 1 tablespoon basil leaves
Flavor Enhancers:
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic (optional)
Instructions
- Gather crushed tomatoes in a spacious mixing vessel, preparing for a classic Neapolitan sauce preparation.
- Sprinkle salt across the tomato surface, allowing the seasoning to integrate naturally with the bright red base.
- Gently incorporate dried oregano, ensuring even distribution throughout the tomato mixture for balanced herbaceous notes.
- Delicately fold fresh basil leaves into the sauce, releasing their aromatic essence and enhancing the traditional Italian flavor profile.
- If desired, introduce finely chopped garlic, dispersing the pungent ingredient evenly to create depth and complexity.
- Thoroughly blend all components using a gentle stirring motion, creating a harmonious and smooth sauce consistency.
- For optimal flavor development, allow the sauce to rest momentarily, enabling the herbs and seasonings to meld together.
- Utilize the sauce immediately for maximum freshness, or transfer to an airtight container for refrigerated storage up to one week, preserving its vibrant character.
Notes
- Choose San Marzano tomatoes for the most authentic and richest flavor, as they are traditionally used in Neapolitan pizza sauce.
- Skip adding garlic if you want a more classic, pure tomato-based sauce that lets the natural tomato sweetness shine through.
- Let the sauce sit for 15-30 minutes before using to allow the herbs to infuse and develop deeper, more complex flavors.
- For a smoother consistency, gently crush the tomatoes with a fork or immersion blender, avoiding over-mixing to maintain a rustic texture.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Appetizer
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 40
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 230 mg
- Fat: 1 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.5 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 9 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg