Name: Pizza sauce
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 5 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil -; 1 small onion, finely chopped -; 1 fat garlic clove, crushed -; 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes -; 3 tbsp tomato purée -; 1 bay leaf -; 2 tbsp dried oregano -; 2 tsp brown sugar -; 1 small bunch basil, finely chopped -

Ingredients for - Pizza sauce

1. 2 tbsp olive oil

2. 1 small onion, finely chopped

3. 1 fat garlic clove, crushed

4. 2 x 400g cans chopped tomatoes

5. 3 tbsp tomato purée

6. 1 bay leaf

7. 2 tbsp dried oregano

8. 2 tsp brown sugar

9. 1 small bunch basil, finely chopped

How to cook deliciously - Pizza sauce

1 . Stage

Heat the oil in a saucepan over a low heat, then add the onion along with a generous pinch of salt. Fry gently for 12-15 mins or until the onion has softened and is turning translucent. Add the garlic and fry for a further min. Tip in the tomatoes and purée along with the bay, oregano and sugar. Bring to the boil and lower the heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 30-35 mins or until thickened and reduced. Season. For a really smooth sauce, blitz with a stick blender, otherwise leave as is.

2 . Stage

Stir the basil into the sauce. The sauce will cover 4-6 large pizza bases. Keeps well in the fridge for 1 week or stored in a container in the freezer.