Tomato Sauce for Pizza

Cooking method

1. Step 1:

   

   How do you make tomato sauce for pizza? Gather your ingredients. Choose a tomato paste with no additives — nothing but tomatoes. You can use plain neutral vegetable oil instead of olive oil, but olive tastes better. Besides basil, you can add other seasonings; I like oregano or an Italian herb blend.

2. Step 2:

   

   Peel the garlic and cut it into thin slices.

3. Step 3:

   

   Peel the onion and chop it very finely.

4. Step 4:

   

   For the sauce, it's best to use a heavy-bottomed pan or a nonstick skillet. I used a skillet. Heat the olive oil and add the garlic slices. Over moderate heat, let the garlic infuse the oil for 1 minute, giving it a light, savory aroma; turn the slices a couple of times so they don't burn. Then remove the garlic from the pan.

5. Step 5:

   

   Add the chopped onion to the pan and sauté over low heat until golden, stirring now and then.

6. Step 6:

   

   Add the tomato paste to the onion and stir. Warm the paste over low heat for 1 minute.

7. Step 7:

   

   Pour in the water and stir.

8. Step 8:

   

   Add the salt, sugar, and dried basil (or other seasonings) and stir. Taste the sauce and adjust as needed. Bring it to a boil.

9. Step 9:

   

   Simmer the sauce over low heat until thickened, about 5–7 minutes, stirring occasionally. Take it off the heat and let it rest, covered, for 15 minutes. Don't cook it too long, or it'll get too thick — and it thickens further as it cools.

10. Step 10:

    

    The tomato sauce is ready — now you can start on your pizza. Happy baking!