For New Year's eve dinner we made pizzas. I made the 8-hour pizza dough from Cook's Illustrated and then topped with various yummy cheese, veggies, and other fun stuff.
Pizza Sauce:
2-3 large cloves garlic , minced/pressed
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large (28oz) can crushed tomatoes*
1 tsp dried oregano
1/4 tsp chili pepper flakes
Glug of red wine (about 1/4 cup)
coarse salt and ground black pepper
*I get the Muir Glen brand and this one "crushed tomatoes with basil". It has to be "crushed", not diced or other kinds or else it's got too much water content.
Empty the can of tomatoes into a blender or food processor and give them a quick blend - you still want texture (I go for about 7 seconds in the VitaMix on medium). Heat garlic with oil in saucepan over medium heat. When garlic starts to sizzle, add tomatoes along with everything else. Simmer, uncovered, until sauce is thick enough to mound on spoon, about 15 minutes. I made it about 2 hours before we ate so it had time to sit around and soak up the goodness.
Makes enough for 4 large pizzas (depending on how much sauce you use).
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