Perfect Pizza Sauce

Three years ago, Mom, Dad and I took an awesome trip to Croatia to watch Josh play water polo.

There was a ton of amazing food in the small seaside city we were staying in (city is a loose term). But almost every day, we found ourselves at a small Italian restaurant about two hundred yards from our hotel. They had phenomenal salads and pastas, but the thing that really stuck with me was their pizza. More specifically, their pizza sauce.

It was perfect, and I’ve been trying to copy it since then.

And I think I’ve gotten pretty darn close with this stellar recipe.

You will need…

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

6 garlic cloves, minced

1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves

1 tablespoon dried oregano leaves

1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes

1 tablespoon sugar

1 tablespoon salt

½ tablespoon fresh ground black pepper

Start by heating a large sauté pan over medium heat.

Add the olive oil, minced garlic, thyme and oregano. Cook until the garlic is fragrant, being careful not to burn the garlic.

Then, add in the crushed tomatoes and add in the salt, pepper and sugar.

Lower the heat to a simmer and cook for about 12 minutes so that the sauce reduces and the flavor can concentrate.

Remove from the heat and use on our pizza or save for up to a week for later use.

This also makes an amazing pasta sauce!

Love and Beer Floats

Angela

Perfect Pizza Sauce

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil

5 garlic cloves, minced

1 tablespoon fresh thyme leaves

½ tablespoon dried oregano leaves

1 (28-ounce) can crushed tomatoes

1 tablespoon sugar

1 tablespoon salt

½ tablespoon fresh ground black pepper

Start by heating a large sauté pan over medium heat.

Add the olive oil, minced garlic, thyme and oregano. Cook until the garlic is fragrant, being careful not to burn the garlic.

Then, add in the crushed tomatoes and add in the salt, pepper and sugar.

Lower the heat to a simmer and cook for about 12 minutes so that the sauce reduces and the flavor can concentrate.

Remove from the heat and use on our pizza or save for up to a week for later use.