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House tomato pizza sauce

A bright, garlic-and-herb tomato sauce that can stay uncooked for a fresh pizza or simmer briefly for a thicker home-oven base.

Prep5 min
Cook5 min
Servings1
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Christoph Mayer's house pizza sauce, with Ooni consulted for uncooked tomato-sauce technique

Ingredients

Written for a 1 L pot

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Servings
1

Sauce

  • 100 g canned crushed tomatoes, thick rather than watery
  • 1 small garlic clove, finely grated
  • 0.5 g dried oregano
  • 0.25 g dried thyme
  • 1.5 g fine salt
  • 0.25 g black pepper
  • 5 ml extra-virgin olive oil (optional)

Dietary labels are a guide, not a guarantee. If you have an allergy, read the ingredients yourself.

Method

  1. Stir the tomatoes, garlic, oregano, thyme, salt, pepper, and optional olive oil together. Let the sauce stand for 10 minutes so the dried herbs hydrate.
  2. For a hot, fast pizza oven, use the sauce uncooked. For a home oven or watery tomatoes, simmer it uncovered over low heat for 3 to 5 minutes, stirring often, only until a spoon drawn through the pot leaves a trail for a moment.
  3. Cool a simmered batch before topping. Spread the full 110 g in a thin layer over one 30 cm pizza, leaving the rim bare.

Notes

  • The sauce should coat the dough without pooling. If the tomatoes are loose, drain them briefly or use the short simmer rather than adding more solids.
  • Refrigerate promptly in a sealed container and use within 4 days, or freeze for up to 3 months. Do not leave the sauce at room temperature for more than 2 hours.
  • Double every ingredient for two 30 cm pizzas. Taste canned tomatoes before adding sugar; this house sauce is deliberately savoury and does not need it.

Sources consulted

  • Christoph Mayer’s house tomato sauce notes are the primary source for the seasoning and two-route method.
  • Ooni, No-nonsense Pizza Sauce was consulted for the uncooked tomato-sauce technique.

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Sources consulted

The ingredient balance and two-route method are Christoph's house formulation; the outside source was used only to check the uncooked approach.

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