Italian Essentials Sardinian Pizza Sauce Recipes

BEST PIZZA SAUCE RECIPE (NO COOK, AUTHENTIC ITALIAN STYLE)

Steps:

• Pour the can of tomatoes into a bowl. If it is pomodorini or whole tomatoes, crush them with your hands, or you can roughly cut them with kitchen shears.
• Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well. Taste for salt and add if needed. (Don't add a lot of sauce to the pizza dough; you don't want to drown it.)

SARDINIAN SPAGHETTI

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Add the sausage and cook, stirring occasionally, until brown, about 7 minutes. Push to one side of the skillet and increase the heat to high. Add the tomatoes, stirring to break them up a bit, and cook until the edges brown and the oil turns red, about 6 minutes. Stir the sausage and tomatoes together.
• Add the garlic, bay leaves, fennel seeds and red pepper flakes to the skillet, then scatter the saffron over the mixture. Cook, stirring, about 2 minutes. Add the parsley, 1 cup basil and 1 teaspoon salt. Reduce the heat to medium and cook, stirring occasionally, about 15 minutes.
• Remove and discard the bay leaves.
• Meanwhile, cook the spaghetti in a large pot of salted boiling water until al dente. Drain, reserving 1/2 cup pasta water. Add the spaghetti, cooking liquid and reserved tomato juice to the sausage sauce and toss, about 3 minutes. Top with the pecorino and the remaining 1/2 cup basil.

SICILIAN PIZZA SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Add onions; cook and stir until just starting to turn golden, 5 to 8 minutes. Stir in tomato puree, water, oregano, basil, salt, and pepper.
• Bring tomato sauce to a simmer. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer until flavors blend, about 30 minutes.

ESSANAYE'S PIZZA SAUCE

Steps:

• Stir the olive oil, garlic, tomato sauce, red pepper, thyme, Italian seasoning, basil, oregano, salt, and brown sugar together in a saucepan over low heat; simmer, stirring occasionally, for 45 minutes. Refrigerate overnight before using.

SICILIAN PIZZA SAUCE - NOBLE ROMAN COPYCAT

Steps:

• Heat oil in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat.
• Add onion, basil and oregano; cook until onion softens slightly, stirring occasionally, about 6 minutes.
• Mix in garlic and cook 2 minutes.
• Add tomato paste and cook 3 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Add tomatoes and bring to a simmer; cook until sauce is of desired thickness.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• NOTE: Sauce can be prepared ahead. Cover and refrigerate 1 week or freeze up to 1 month.