I indulged in fresh pizza sauce, given the bounty of fresh tomatoes and basil.
I like my sauce fresh tasting-cooked just 30 minutes. I included an option for those with only canned tomatoes. A mix of fresh and canned also works better than all canned-a trick I leaned from my sister on how to stretch fresh tomatoes.
1 small onion, finely chopped
4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
Hot pepper to taste- eg ¼ teaspoon minced habaneros or ¼ teaspoon red chili pepper flakes (optional)
3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
4-5 cups chopped or blended fresh tomatoes, or 1 (28- to 32-oz) cans whole plum tomatoes in juice, (crushed or blended)
1 teaspoon salt, or to taste (omit if using canned tomatoes)
1 teaspoon sugar (optional), or to taste
1/4 cup red or white wine
Herbs of choice: eg ¼ teaspoon each dried rosemary and, oregano, or Italian herbs mix or 2 teaspoons mixed fresh herbs.
pinch of fresh cracked black pepper
Method
In large pot or skillet sauté onion, garlic and hot pepper in olive oil about 3-5 minutes, add tomatoes, stir well. Add all other ingredients and stir, simmer approximately 30 minutes until you get spreadable sauce, not runny but not too thick, stirring occasionally. Makes enough for 3-4 pizzas.
The pic of the finished sauce was out of focus-but of course I only found his out after the pizzas were made:
10 comments:
those tomatoes look soo good. red and shiny, and they must taste really good too! I find the commercially available local tomatoes in T&T and Guyana don't have the kind of flavour you need for these sauces. I suppose that's the advantage to homegrown!
But your pizza, as always looks so gourmet and healthy.
I agree with you on Trinidad-the commercial tomatoes, eggplants and sweet peppers there are unimaginative, and full of chemicals, the tomatoes forced ripe. I am actually planning a post on that-the stupid stigma that exists in many post slavery/colonial countries towards agriculture. I don't have much experience with Guyana, but one of my colleagues who worked there dubbed it "The culinary and cultural wasteland".
Hmmm...that looks delicious and not very difficult, is it? :-)
Thanks for the lovely post.
My tomato plants are only 2" high at the moment! I can't wait for them to get big enough. I loved that colourful, mouthwatering photo. Thank you.
I am so envious of your delicious- looking tomatoes. My tomato seeds just poked through the soil today. I have a long way to go before we get some for a pizza. :-) Enjoy!
Oh boy oh boy, I can't wait to make pizza with my own tomatoes, peppers, and herbs when they come around! Your pizza looks divine. It makes me want to eat a second dinner :9
Wow Tira. You need to start a food blog. That pizza looks better than any I've seen in many cookbooks.
It has that authentic Italian look. I am not even a pizza fan and I am going to try this recipe.
Tonight we are going stargazing up in Macqueripe. There is no moon tonight so apparently it's the best time to see the stars. If you are ever here for it, (it's always around this time of year) you must come. I think you would like it.
Hope you are well and KEEP COOKING!
Sharonxx
I am so looking forward to when we'll be picking our own tomatoes from the garden. Nothing like the fresh stuff, yeah!
Also, thanks for the comment on epicurious and Deborah Madison. I have never heard of her but now you've got my interest piqued!
Your pizza looks really look. It reminds me of homemade pizza when I was in Trinidad. Do you have a recipe? I always wanted to learn how to make it!
Annand I make my pizza dough from "looks" so I don't have an actual recipe. My guess would be 3 cps flour, 1/4 cup cornmeal, i package yeast, 2 tablespoons olive oil. I mix it all together with enough water adding slowly to make a soft dough, Knead a few minutes and put to raise overnight or a couple hours. Then knead on a floured board and roll out to make 2 pizzas.
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