Quick and easy tomato sauce for pizza!

[pinkytheunicorn]

I am a reasonable cook so don't know why I'm struggling with this (maybe the school of thought where I 'Chuck it in, taste, hope for the best').

Trying to make a tomato sauce for pizzas to make with my preschooler so don't want use use loads of sugar or salt. I've used passata, a little squirt of purée, bit of garlic, tiny bit of sugar (added after it tastes quite bitter) and oregano. Cooked gently but it tastes a bit strong and over reduced. Added bit of water which has helped but now it's too runny!

Help please and thanks!

I just use passata. It's fine on its own.

Do you not find that too wet?

I don't think it matters too much if it has a strong taste, spread it thinly over the base and along with the dough, cheese and toppings it won't taste that strong.

Do you not find that too wet?
No.

Puree 4 spoon of water 1 garlic clove chopped in half with skin on oregano and tiny bit sugar and Salt
Microwave for 1 min with lid on

Covered a pizza which was a whole tray for me on Sunday night

I use passata with garlic, herbs, olive oil, cooked until it's fairly thick. It does taste quite strong but I think it needs to as you spread it thinly on the pizza. The kids I look after enjoy eating it, they like it quite garlicky.

I just whizz up a tin of tomatoes, bit of sugar, sprinkle basil and oregano on and stick it in the blender.

blend passata with a cooked chopped onion & a low salt stock cube.

or make a roux (cook 1 tablespoon oil/butter with one tablespoon flour) add a tube of puree, add water and whisk until you have desired consistency. add herbs/stock cube as desired.

This is my go to!
joyfoodsunshine.com/easy-homemade-pizza-sauce-recipe/

Not sure if it has too many herbs etc for you though

Sometimes I just use purée and sometimes passatta

Pizza express pizzas are just passata

but tbh for pizza I just use puree without anything else.

I’ve found some passatas are really watery.
I use Tesco own brand or napolina and it’s fine.

Pizza express also sell their own

Puree 4 spoon of water 1 garlic clove chopped in half with skin on oregano and tiny bit sugar and Salt. Microwave for 1 min with lid on

Mmm, garlic water! Tasty!

I just roast some cherry tomatoes with a sliced onion in the oven with a tiny bit of olive oil and some herbs. You can zizz it up if you don't like chunky but its rather nice.

Ciro sells a nice 'rustica' passata which is lumpy and thick.

I use puree thinly spread and sprinkled with dried oregano.

I just use passata, always seems fine to me. Also like to use pesto...yum!