Pizza Sauce Recipes, Tips & Quick questions

angchris

i use a small portion out of a jar of pasta sauce, then keep said jar in fridge untill we have pasta again. i find its hardly worth messing around with trying to make your own when you only need a very small amount.

lindab15

All of the above are good - have used several before and work well.

The last pizza 'emergency' I had (dough on oven trays, toppings ready, kids starving 'is it ready yet' - whoops, no jar of pizza topping in cupboard !), I mixed together tomato puree, a glug of olive oil and a small spoonful of garlic paste (always have a jar in the cupboard). Actually went really well - not too thin and watery and lots of flavour. And made exactly the right amount.

Like the pesto idea though - will try that next time !

Muppet81

I use a recipe nicked from Jamie Oliver when he did a live "concert" some years ago - The happy Days Tour I think

Drain a jar of sun dried tomatoes - blitz in a processor with a few herbs (dried or fresh) a clove of garlic and a bit of oil. Add a small amount of water to thin down a bit.

This gives a very intense flavour for the base.

Mariel

You can buy pizza topping?! I use tomato puree and herbs, sometimes thin it with water a little bit.

be_beaney

Can I ask what your recipe for the pizza base is? I have always wanted to try this!

llol_slim

a very simple pizza base is

6 cupfuls plain flour
1/2 cup vegetable / olive / ground nut oil
1/2 water
"splurge" <- techincal term of tomato puree
dried / chopped basil

Mix in a bowl until you get a dough. If those measures dont quite work, I've had to guess them as it is a very guessy recipe - chuck it in until it binds
If its dry add a little water, if it starts to break up, add a little more oil, obviously if its too sloppy add extra flour

Roll it out, place on baking paper, on a tray into a hot oven (i use about 160/170) until its dried a little (maybe 5 minutes)
take out
Spread your tomato sauce of choice (i use tomato puree and basil)
OPTIONAL : put back into oven until the sauce is steaming

Add your toppings (mine is:
sliced mozerella (sp?)
tuna
handful grated cheddar
sliced peppers
sliced tomatoes
sliced mushrooms

put back in oven until the cheese is melted and everything is cooked how you like it

I normally do three times that amount, two to eat one to freeze

lynzpower

I usually do

2 heaped tablespoons puree
teacup full pf water
tsp herbs/chives etc

in pan, bubble, stir, spread scoff

Mrs_Wossinge

Has anyone costed their own pizza? I made my first one this weekend and will be costing it ASAP out of curiosity - just fancied comparing notes!

katgirlie

Mrs_Wossinge wrote: »

Has anyone costed their own pizza? I made my first one this weekend and will be costing it ASAP out of curiosity - just fancied comparing notes!

My boyfriend and I have a friend (25 year old rugby player with appetite to match his neck measurement!!) who comes for dinner at least once a week so I often make a HUGE pizza which satisfies even him! I have worked out that it costs £2.71 for the whole thing, and I tend to do a few potato wedges as well, which cost just a few pence. Cost breaks down as:
Base (from the pizza base mix at tesco): £0.56
2 tins chopped tomatoes: £0.30
Drizzle olive oil: £0.05
1 onion (chopped into sauce for base): £0.08
1 tsp lazy garlic: £0.02
Cheese: £0.50
Feta cheese (I LOVE chunks of this on pizza): £0.40
Handful black olives: £0.20
One or two 'lumps' of frozen spinach (defrosted and spread randomly on top): £0.10
Chorizo or some other sort of meat (only if I have it): £0.50

Even if I was being very generous with the topping, there is no way it costs more than £3, and like I said, it's massive. I would have no qualms about serving it with potato wedges or garlic bread and maybe a bit of salad and being confident it would go around 6 'normal' people.

tiamai_d

Either passata and some tomato puree with some garlic and herbs, or if I'm lazy, ketchup and puree.