Basic Pizza Sauce

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Appears in Cook's Country April​/May 2006

Sauces
Pizza
    

A pizza crust takes some time and effort to prepare, so the sauce should come together quickly. What's the trick to a quick, easy, and flavorful pizza sauce?

SERVESMakes 2 2/3 cups

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

For our Basic Pizza Sauce recipe, we used canned crushed tomatoes, cooking them until just thickened, about 15 minutes. The sauce actually began to lose its fresh flavor if we cooked it much longer. To flavor the sauce, we added a little ga...

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