Aurelio’s Pizza Sauce Recipe
Aurelio’s Pizza Sauce is a classic Italian pizza sauce, made with roasted tomato sauce, sugar, salt, basil, and oregano. This flavorful homemade version of pizza sauce will bring the authentic taste of an Italian pizzeria right to your kitchen!
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Servings: 4 people
Calories: 662kcal
Equipment
- Spatula
- container
Ingredients
- 8 cups roasted tomato sauce
- 8 tbsp Brown sugar
- 3 tbsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp Dried Oregano
- 1 tsp dry basil
Instructions
- Start by gently heating a saucepan and adding the fist-full of tomato sauce that you've roasted to perfection.
- Stir in sugar, salt, basil and oregano until fully incorporated.
- Allow the mixture to simmer for 10 - 15 minutes over low heat, stirring periodically until the sauce thickens to your desired texture.
- Taste and season as necessary.
- Remove from heat, and allow it to cool before transferring it into an airtight container for safe keeping in the refrigerator.
- Serve over any dish you like pizza or a classic casserole!
Notes
– If the sauce is too thick, add a little water or more tomato sauce to thin it out.
– Feel free to adjust the flavorings according to your tastes by adding additional herbs and spices like garlic powder or red pepper flakes!
– The pizza sauce will keep in the refrigerator for up to one week.