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Pizza Sauce Recipes, Tips & Quick questions

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  • angchris
    angchris Posts: 1,179 Forumite
    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.
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  • lindab15
    lindab15 Posts: 144 Forumite
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    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
    Muppet81 Posts: 951 Forumite
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    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.
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  • Mariel
    Mariel Posts: 624 Forumite
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    You can buy pizza topping?! I use tomato puree and herbs, sometimes thin it with water a little bit.
  • be_beaney
    be_beaney Posts: 48 Forumite
    Can I ask what your recipe for the pizza base is? I have always wanted to try this!
  • llol_slim
    llol_slim Posts: 405 Forumite
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    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
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  • lynzpower
    lynzpower Posts: 25,311 Forumite
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    I usually do

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

    in pan, bubble, stir, spread scoff
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  • 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!
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  • katgirlie
    katgirlie Posts: 111 Forumite
    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
    tiamai_d Posts: 11,987 Forumite
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    Either passata and some tomato puree with some garlic and herbs, or if I'm lazy, ketchup and puree.
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