This is a slightly sweet sauce with a perfect hint of heat that shines through even a heavy dosing of cheese.
Homemade pizza is at your fingertips with this super tasty, Fat and Happy pizza sauce!
Tips and techniques: If you're short on time, be creative - use French bread or a tortilla or purchase pre-made dough from your local grocer. If you have the time to let the dough rise, try my homemade thin crust pizza dough recipe.
Sweet and Spicy Pizza Sauce
1/2 cup diced onion
3 cloves garlic, chopped
salt and pepper, 1/2 tsp each
1 tbls dried oregano
pinch of sugar
1/2 cup water
1 1/2 cup crushed tomatoes
1/8 - 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
Saute the onions quickly in a drizzle of olive oil over high heat. Let the edges of the onions almost turn brown. Add in the garlic, dried oregano, sugar, salt and pepper, cook for just a minute. Add in the the water, crushed tomatoes and the cayenne pepper.
Simmer all the ingredients until the sauce thickens, about 5 minutes. Use immediately or store in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
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