My Pizza Sauce

Hello Dear Reader,

In August last year (where did that time go?) I attended Jamie Oliver's Ministry of Food, with my sister for a 5 week cooking class, where we got to cook lots of lovely food. Week 4 was Pizza Week where we cooked Pizza, Pesto and made a lovely salad as well. I still use the pizza dough as it is just so good but I wanted to "up" the flavour of the pizza sauce. The pizza sauce we made at the MOF was simple and delicious but I really felt it needed some zhuzh-ing up.

So this is what I did-

1. I added a few anchovy fillets for a really beautiful depth of flavour, just like in this recipe.

2. Used both fresh and dried oregano to add even more flavour

3. And added some brown sugar to take the tartness away from the tomatoes

Apart from these few changes the usual suspects were added, canned tomatoes, garlic, a little chilli and a good grind of salt and pepper. And I have to say it is really the most delicious pizza sauce I've ever made.

Start with a good slug of oil in a large, heavy based, non stick fry pan, heat on medium-low and add 2 whole anchovy fillets and let the heat gently melt the fillets into the oil

Now add 3 garlic cloves, grated on a microplane, sauté for a minute or two

The add a good handful of oregano (pick fine leaves off stems and chop finely) again sauté for 1 to 2 minutes or until fragrant

Now add 1/2 teaspoon each of dried oregano and chilli flakes (easily omitted) and yup, you guessed it, sauté for 1 to 2 minutes or until fragrant

Turn heat up to medium and add 2 tins of diced tomatoes

Mix well and once it comes to a gently simmer turn heat down and let blip away for about 20 minutes 

Or until reduced and thickened 

Let cool before using

I used about half of this quantity of sauce for 6 outstanding veggie pizza's last Sunday, the leftover sauce is now in my freezer for next time we feel like pizza. I swear there is not a trace of fishy flavour  from the anchovy, just deeply flavoured, divine pizza sauce.

What would you add or subtract to make it to your own taste?

Have a lovely day,

🍕Fi

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