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Pizza Sauce
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Yield: about 3 cups, or enough for 2
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| Basic Pizza Sauce Total Time: 40 min Prep: 10 min Cook: 30 min Ingredients | |
| 1 can (28-ounces) | tomato purée |
| 1 small | white or sweet onion, finely diced and minced |
| 1 clove | garlic, peeled and minced |
| 3 to 4 | fresh basil leaves,, (squeezable basil) |
| 1 teaspoon | dried oregano |
| 1/2 t. | Fennel,, (crushed) |
| Pinch | salt |
| Pinch | fresh ground black pepper |
| 1 t. | Splenda |
| 2 tablespoons | olive oil, to saute |
Directions
Empty the contents of the tomato can in a mixing bowl and coarsely crush the tomatoes with a fork or your hands, leaving them just a little chunky. In a heavy bottom 2-quart saucepot, add the olive oil, over a medium high flame and heat a little. Add the onions and saute until slightly translucent. Add the garlic and saute about a minute until golden. Quickly add the crushed tomatoes to the mix. Stir well and bring to a simmer. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and add the fresh basil and oregano. You can add a touch of sugar if desired or if tomatoes are tart. Simmer on a low flame, stirring often for at least 15 minutes. If not using right away, cool down and store in airtight container in the refrigerator, up to 1 week.
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