Pizza Sauce

This is a wonderful tomato base for your pizzas and will make them taste amazing! This sauce is quick and easy to make, freezes well, and has zero mystery ingredients!

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Course: Basics

Cuisine: Italian

Keyword: pizza, tomatoes

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 18

Total Time: 23

Servings: 1/2 cup portions

Equipment

TM5 or TM6

Ingredients

1 brown onion peeled and quartered
2 cloves garlic
30 grams olive oil
800 grams tin crushed tomatoes
1 tbsp tomato paste
2 tsp dried oregano
2 tsp dried basil
1 tsp chilli flakes optional
1 tsp sugar
salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Place onion and garlic into Thermomix bowl and chop 3 secs/speed 5. Add olive oil and cook 4 mins/100°/speed 1/measuring cup off/simmering basket sitting on lid.
Add remaining ingredients and cook 12 mins/120°/speed 2/measuring cup off/simmering basket sitting on lid.
Taste and adjust seasoning; more salt, sugar, pepper, tomato paste?
Continue to cook 6 mins/120°/speed 2/measuring cup off/simmering basket sitting on lid.
Remove simmering basket, position measuring cup. Blend 15 secs/speed 7 or use the blend mode on the TM6 for 15 secs.
Cool and store.

Notes

Keeps for 5 days in fridge
Use 1/2 cup per 12" pizza.
Freeze in 1/2 cup portions for quick and easy defrosting.
Use as a pasta sauce base.