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Pizza Marinara Sauce

A pizza sauce that will bring out the best in your pizza dough.
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Course Main Course
Cuisine Italian

Ingredients
  

  • 2 TBS EVOO
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • 1 28 ounce can crushed tomatoes
  • 8 oz tomato paste
  • 1½ TBS honey
  • 1 tsp sea salt
  • 1½ tsp fresh ground black pepper
  • ½ tsp crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1 TBS fresh basil chffonade

Instructions
 

  • Place the EVOO in a saute pan and fry the garlic until fragrant. Do not cook the garlic too long or it will become bitter.
  • Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, honey, sea salt, black papper and chili flakes.
  • Mix well and cook on low uncovered until it is reduced to a very thick sauce.
  • Stir it regularly to keep the bottom from burning.
  • Add the basil and mix.
  • I place ¼ cup of this sauce into plastic containers (1 cup size) and freeze them.
  • Once frozen you can pop them out of the container, place in a plastic bag and frozen with the pizza packet of cheeses and dough.
Keyword homemade pizza, Marinara sauce, Pizza cheese, pizza sauce
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