Pizza sauce – simple uncooked tomato sauce
A simple tomato sauce for Margherita with fresh mozzarella and basil. Good for a short bake in a hot pizza oven.
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Pizza sauce – simple uncooked tomato sauce
5 pizzas · 5 minutes
Equipment: Bowl and fork or spoon
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Ingredients
Sauce
- 400 g canned whole plum tomatoes, including their juice
- 3 g fine salt, adjust to taste
- 4–6 basil leaves, torn by hand (optional)
Allergens: No mandatory declarable allergens in the basic ingredients; check packaged ingredients.
Method
Crush the tomatoes
Crush the tomatoes by hand or with a fork. Alternatively, pulse very briefly with a hand blender; the sauce need not be completely smooth.
Season the sauce
Stir in the salt and optional basil. If the tomatoes are very watery, drain off a little liquid before mixing.
Spread thinly
Spread 60–80 g thinly over each 28–30 cm base. The sauce cooks as the pizza bakes.
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About portions and timing
Cuisine: Italian-inspired
Estimated timing: about 5 min preparation · about 0 min cooking. These times are estimates for the basic method and have not been measured in the kitchen. Follow the method and any time ranges above.
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Crush the tomatoes by hand or with a fork. Alternatively, pulse very briefly with a hand blender; the sauce need not be completely smooth.
Stir in the salt and optional basil. If the tomatoes are very watery, drain off a little liquid before mixing.
Spread 60–80 g thinly over each 28–30 cm base. The sauce cooks as the pizza bakes.
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Pairs well with
Margherita, fresh mozzarella and basil. A useful starting point for a short bake in a hot pizza oven.
Good to know
Let the tomatoes be the main flavour. Drizzle olive oil onto the pizza separately if you like. You do not need garlic, oregano or sugar.
Quantity and use
About 400 g · 5–6 pizzas · 5 minutes. Choose the pizza count to adjust the ingredients. Spread the sauce thinly; it may stretch to an extra pizza.