Description
Quick jamie oliver pizza sauce brings authentic Italian flavors to homemade pizzas with simple, fresh ingredients. Cooks can easily blend ripe tomatoes, garlic, and herbs for a classic Mediterranean-style sauce that elevates pizza night.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 (400g / 14 oz) tins of quality plum tomatoes
- 1 bunch fresh basil (30g / 1 oz)
- 4 cloves garlic
- olive oil
Instructions
- Prep Aromatics: Finely slice garlic into gossamer-thin pieces and delicately shred fresh basil leaves to release their vibrant fragrance.
- Sauté Base: Heat extra virgin olive oil in a spacious skillet over medium flame. Introduce garlic and swirl until it transforms into a golden, translucent hue, infusing the oil with an intense, nutty essence.
- Create Sauce Foundation: Cascade ripe tomatoes and torn basil into the skillet. Gently crush ingredients using a wooden spoon, melding flavors into a robust, textured sauce. Season generously with kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Refine Texture: Allow sauce to simmer rhythmically, then strain through a fine-mesh sieve, pressing to extract maximum flavor complexity. Discard remaining solids, preserving only the silky, concentrated liquid.
- Reduce and Concentrate: Return strained sauce to skillet, reducing heat to low. Let sauce gently thicken for approximately 5 minutes, transforming into a rich, glossy consistency perfect for coating pizzas or pastas with intense, sun-ripened flavor.
Notes
- Garlic Technique: Slice thinly and sauté until golden-brown to release maximum aromatic flavor without burning.
- Tomato Crushing Method: Use a wooden spoon to manually crush tomatoes, ensuring a rustic, homemade texture that captures fresh ingredients’ essence.
- Straining Strategy: Press sauce through fine-mesh strainer to remove solids, creating a smooth, concentrated base with intense tomato flavor.
- Reduction Secret: Simmer sauce slowly to develop deep, rich taste and achieve perfect spreadable consistency for pizza or pasta dishes.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Lunch, Dinner, Snacks
- Method: Simmering
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 90
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 10mg
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 0.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 12g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 0mg