Name: Italian pizza sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 45 min
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon olive oil; 2 400 g tins italian whole peeled tomatoes; 2 cloves garlic, peeled; 1 tablespoon tomato paste; 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano; salt and pepper, to taste

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil

2 400 g tins italian whole peeled tomatoes

2 cloves garlic, peeled

1 tablespoon tomato paste

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

salt and pepper, to taste

Method

1.In a saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium heat.

2.Drain excess liquid from tomatoes and add, along with the garlic and tomato paste.

3.Cook sauce for 30 minutes, without a lid, stirring from time to time.

4.Pass the sauce through a mouli (food mill) or thick sieve into a clean saucepan.

5.Return to the stove, add the oregano and season to taste with salt and pepper.

6.Simmer the sauce, uncovered, for 10 minutes, then cool completely.

The sauce must be very thick and rich.
Note

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