Homemade Pizza Sauce Recipe, How to make pizza sauce

If you want to learn how to make pizza sauce that’s authentic and tastes better than your local pizzeria, you must follow these simple steps. The best homemade pizza sauce recipe that I use when making pizzas in my wood fired pizza oven start with San Marzano tomatoes.

Authentic San Marzano Tomatoes

San Marzano tomatoes come from  Naples Italy and were first grown in volcanic soil in the shadow of Mount Vesivious, as its described in history literature.  San Marzano tomatoes have been designated as the only tomatoes that can be used for Vera Pizza  Napoletana and are perfect for a homemade pizza sauce recipe.

San Marzano Tomatoes on a vine

My homemade pizza sauce recipe uses just a few other ingredients and is always served fresh, never cooked. I never was a big fan of following recipes exactly so i dont expect you to either. I like to take a recipe and use it as a  guideline, then I adjust the ingredients and amounts according to my tastes. Have fun with this homemade pizza sauce recipe and remember to start with good San Marzano tomatoes.

How to make pizza sauce

• 1 Can of San Marzano Tomatoes like La Valle or Cento. Hand Crush the tomatoes.
• Fresh Garlic, about 2-4 cloves per 28oz can of tomatoes(I’m never exact sorry)
• Fresh or dried sweet basil, if dried about 1 tablespoon, if fresh a couple of leaves chopped up
• Salt and Pepper
• Sugar, about 1 teaspoon. I like my sauce sweet.
• A nice drizzle of good imported extra virgin olive oil

Now you know how to make pizza sauce that’s simple and authentic using just a few ingredients, now just play around with the amounts.

Homemade pizza sauce recipe

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