Easy and Robust Pizza Sauce

I'm here to argue that the sauce is the most important factor in making a pizza. Sure, the crust can make or break the eating experience and the toppings surely add to the equation. Albeit, the flavor you receive upon taking a bite is manipulated by the most seasoned component of the pizza -the sauce. A perfect pizza is one where the sauce is robust and packed with flavor. You get just that in this easy homemade pizza sauce recipe.

This pizza sauce is a "family" recipe. The story goes that a family member, who shall remain unnamed, secretly stole the recipe one ingredient at a time by observing the sauce maker at the local popular pizza place where they were employed. This was some form of pleasurable retribution over a pay dispute. (Take that Pete!) A little bit of satisfaction is packed in every bite for this disgruntled ex-employee.

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Ingredients:

• 1 can tomato paste + 1 can water (6 oz.)

• 1 1/2 tsp basil

• 1 tsp Italian seasoning

• 1/2 tsp onion powder

• 3/4 tsp garlic salt

• 1/2 tsp ground pepper

• 1/4 tsp rosemary

• 2 tsp sugar

Directions:

1. Add all ingredients to a bowl.

2. Mix well.

3. Spoon sauce on pizza dough.

Recipe Notes:

• Store leftovers in the refrigerator.

• The flavors in the sauce mellow more with time. I suggest allowing it to sit for 30 minutes prior to spreading on your pizza.

• This makes a healthy amount of sauce for two 10-12 inch round pizzas or one one 11 by 17 pizza.

• The sauce may dehydrate a little when stored for days. Stir in a little water until it hits your desired consistency.

• I like making up a batch of sauce for dipping leftover takeout pizza, because the pizza ends up getting pretty dried out after reheating the second day.

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You can make the perfect homemade pizza when you combine my sauce recipe with Mary's homemade pizza dough, which is my new go-to for pizza night. It has such a light, crisp crust and an excellent flavor because it uses a minimal amount of yeast. If you make an authentic RSS pizza let us know below and send a picture to our email so we can shout you out!