Pizza Sauce?

QDude · September 2012

I am going to try my first pizza this weekend on the XL. I have the flour and cheese figured out but not the sauce. Any recommendations? Thanks!

Mighty_Quinn · September 2012

I usually take an immersion blender to a can of San marzano tomatoes. Easy and still has a nice 'fresh' taste once cooked on the pie.

ATBBQ_Josh · September 2012

I mix homemade tomato sauce (romas, olive oil, white wine, s&p) and BBQ sauce. If you want simple, you can just pick up a can of tomato sauce and mix it with your favorite BBQ sauce... I guess that is if you want BBQ pizza!

Other than that, my wife makes a killer pizza sauce. Not sure the exact recipe, but I'll try and coax it out of her and post it here with some prep pictures. It's fantastic!

Richard Fl · September 2012

If you want to make your own:

http://www.greeneggers.com/index.php?option=com_simpleboard&func=view&id=1144727&catid=1

Pizza, Sauce, RRP

Based on a recipe from BGE board but altered for our tastes. It started out as a salt free one that an egger named Spin posted here 11 years ago. Since then I've tweaked it a bit to our liking

INGREDIENTS:
1 1 Ozs Pkg		Fresh basil
3 Tbs		dried basil
1 1/2 Tsps		Dried oregano
3/4 cup		chardonnay
3/4 cup		fresh minced onion

3		tea minced garlic
3 Tbs		extra virgin olive oil
18		Roma tomatoes each cut into 8 pieces
1 6 Ozs Can		tomato paste
2 Tsps		California style garlic salt
1/2 Tsps		Freshly ground pepper (about 12 good half grinds PER layer)

PROCEDURE:
IMPORTANT:
1	first step: steep the dried basil and dried oregano in the wine for 20 minutes
2	In a skillet sauté onion and garlic in olive oil until onions turn translucent, stirring frequently.
3	Using a Dutch oven add tomatoes, paste, onions/garlic and remaining ingredients. I put them in so there are three layers. Cover pot and simmer for 1 hour. Remove form heat and puree in a blender until smooth. Pour back into the Dutch oven minus the lid this time and simmer until the sauce thickens to a consistency of cold catsup.
4	Package in ½ cup quantities using ZipLoc snack bags. Freeze. Yield will depend on the size of your Romas, but normally this recipe is good for 9 to 12 bags. My pizzas are 12” in diameter so you might want to adjust according to what size you make.

Recipe Type

Sauce

Cooking Tips

Hint: During the thickening stage cover the pot with a spatter guard as that sauce really pops when it erupts and can make a mess of your stove. BTW this sauce is also good with bread sticks.

2011/09/21--RRP--Thanks for posting it for me, Richard! I have continued to tweak this recipe. I've found that instead of 3 teaspoons of minced garlic we much prefer it to be chopped garlic, but not minced which is equal to 5 nice cloves. Also White Zinfandel instead of chardonnay seems to blend better. BTW in August I made 2 batches while the homegrown ROMAs were available and that effort produced 25 bags for pizzas into next year. Trust me this sauce freezes very well!

rickHP · September 2012

Most important is the quality of the tomatoes. I like Muir Glen ground or crushed tomatoes, or else Pomi chopped tomatoes. Be careful of expensive San Marzano tomatoes that are not actually San Marzano DOP. Unless you can get top quality fresh Romas, canned can be a better choice.

It's very simple. I saute 1/4 to 1/2 a chopped medium onion plus 3-4 chopped garlic cloves in some olive oil until the onion is soft. I then dump in 2 cans or 2 packs (if Pomi) of the tomatoes and sometimes a teaspoon or so of tomato paste. Simmer until reduced by about a quarter. taste, and if it's too acid, stir in a little sugar. Throw in some chopped basil if you have it near the end.

That's it. Can be used for pizza or pasta. Freezes pretty well, but can be a little watery when defrosted, depending on how much you reduced it. I make a batch and portion it in quart ziplock bags that I freeze flat for future use.

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70chevelle · September 2012

Most times I will take fresh romas from my garden, peel and crush. Add some salt, pepper and pizza spice (penzeys or homemade) and use raw. Very bright and fresh. Last week I tried a new recipe. Take 6-7 romas, 1/2 an onion, a few cloves of garlic, and a good drizzle of olive oil. Roast this on the egg for an hour and a half or until everything is soft. Peel tomatoes as best you can and put all in blender, processor or use immersion blender until smooth. It turned out excellent and very easy

mikeb9550 · September 2012

I use small can of tomato paste, small can of tomato sauce, touch of garlic powder , Italian seasoning, sweet basil, sugar or honey, little pepper, Kraft shaker parm cheese. Most just add to it taste good. Leave in fridge to let flavors blend.

SteveWPBFL · September 2012

Doesn't have to be red sauce, although we like red sauce.

We like to use a white sauce from time to time. It works great with pizza combos like spinach-grilled onions-fresh garlic-artichokes. Recipes on the web for alfredo sauces work well or we've also used sour cream in a 'quick pinch'.

We also use BBQ sauce, usually Bone Suckin' Sauce when we have left over pulled pork or grilled chicken. Amazing!

Brownie · September 2012

I like the fresh taste of crushed San Marzanos as well. Here is what I do.

2 tbs olive oil
2 pressed or minced garlic cloves
1 28 oz can of crushed san marzono
2 tbs of fresh basil
salt and pepper to taste

heat oil in skillet to brown garlic, add tomatoes and basil to heat through. salt and pepper to taste.

Skiddymarker · September 2012

Good luck with the pizza, I'm sure it (they) will be great whatever you do.

I'm pretty simple with sauce, right out of a can, tomato sauce. Add some garlic powder, onion powder, Italian seasons as the mood fits. Maybe some leftover pasta sauce.

Our family tends to use the crust and sauce as the base for the toppings, that's where we add the sizzle. To each his own - have fun with it.

bigphil · September 2012

we use a good quality can of crushed tomatoes and sprinkle on garlic and other spices once we spread the sauce on the pizza then the cheese and toppings

gerhardk · September 2012

Brownie said:

I like the fresh taste of crushed San Marzanos as well. Here is what I do.

2 tbs olive oil
2 pressed or minced garlic cloves
1 28 oz can of crushed san marzono
2 tbs of fresh basil
salt and pepper to taste

heat oil in skillet to brown garlic, add tomatoes and basil to heat through. salt and pepper to taste.

Pretty close to what we make except that we cook the garlic clove in this little cast iron garlic shaped thing on the egg. Then when we make the pizza sauce we squeeze the roasted garlic into the sauce.

Gerhard

Aviator · September 2012

has anyone seen the sauce Papa Murphy uses? Its thick like a paste and very tasty. Does not make the dough all wet and soggy. Wonder if i can buy something similar.

Brownie · September 2012

gerhardk said:

Brownie said:

I like the fresh taste of crushed San Marzanos as well. Here is what I do.

2 tbs olive oil
2 pressed or minced garlic cloves
1 28 oz can of crushed san marzono
2 tbs of fresh basil
salt and pepper to taste

heat oil in skillet to brown garlic, add tomatoes and basil to heat through. salt and pepper to taste.

Pretty close to what we make except that we cook the garlic clove in this little cast iron garlic shaped thing on the egg. Then when we make the pizza sauce we squeeze the roasted garlic into the sauce.

Gerhard

@gerhardk ; I like that idea. Do you just squeeze it by hand? How long do you roast the garlic? Thanks.

gerhardk · September 2012

It takes an hour + at about 350º F, after an hour just give it a poke with a knife or fork it should be soft. Yes we squeeze it by hand, the flavour of the garlic changes, it is almost sweet. We cut the top off the clove, then a sprinkle a little olive oil and on the egg it goes. You can spread the roasted garlic directly on bread or add it to butter to make garlic butter. We found the roaster at our egg dealer and it looks exactly like the one in the photo below.

Gerhard

Brownie · September 2012

Thanks for the ideas!

bodski · September 2012

Lots of great recommendations here. For what it's worth, if you're looking for something already prepared, we've had really good luck with MIDs Italian Sauaage. It's actually a pasta sauce, but it works great on pizza. Plus, if there's any left over, you can more options for using it than pizza sauce. They do make a pizza sauce, which is very good, but we like the other stuff better.

70chevelle · September 2012

Another premade pizza sauce that I use in a pinch is Don Peppino's. I get a big tin at Sam's for around $4 and it's pretty darn good. I'll still add dash or two of Penzey's pizza spice. It's a good pizza sauce regardless of the price.

gerhardk · September 2012

Brownie's sauce is a good recipe if you like making Margherita Pizza, basically the only toppings are mozzarella, tomato sauce and basil. It is one of my favourites and it bakes best really hot for about 6 minutes, so the egg is an ideal oven for it. We make other pizzas as well but that is pretty much the first one I make every time. Another thing I learned was that less toppings usually makes a better pizza. Usually we limit the toppings to one meat, two veggies, parmesan cheese, mozzarella and sauce. I like rough chopping the mushrooms and peppers which adds to the taste. For mozzarella I like using the type that comes packaged in the brine and just crumble it on top, it seems to caramelize better than the shredded type. But some people just prefer more toppings and I will make it even if I recommend they try less toppings.

Gerhard

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