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Neapolitan Pizza Sauce

Per Asmussen
   

Per is the founder of GastroFun.dk. Per's heart beats especially for the sous vide technique, sauces and dry-aged meat. His mission is to get all people to eat better and play and experiment more in their kitchens.

15. September 2021
Easy and simple pizza sauce. But when a dish only has 3 ingredients, it requires using the right ingredients.

Recipe for neapolitan pizza sauce

Light and simple pizza sauce. But when a dish has only 3 ingredients, it requires using the right ingredients.

Here, D.O.P. tomatoes from San Marzano have been used. D.O.P. means that they are grown at the foot of Mount Vesuvius near Naples. It is said that the volcanic soil helps give them a strong and sweet flavor. This is the tomato used for Neapolitan pizza.

Neapolitan pizza sauce


Servings: 4 pizzas

Neapolitan Pizza Sauce

Easy and simple pizza sauce. But when a dish only has 3 ingredients, it requires using the right ingredients.
Author: Per Asmussen
Course: Sides
Cuisine: Italian
Prep Time: 1 minute
Cook Time: 1 minute

Equipment

  • Bowl
  • Immersion Hand Blender

Ingredients

Neapolitan pizza sauce

  • 1 can Tomato 400 grams San Marzano D.O.P. tomatoes
  • 3 gram Salt
  • Basil Leaves

Instructions

  • Put the tomatoes, salt, and basil leaves in a bowl.
  • Blend them lightly with a hand blender so the mixture becomes relatively uniform. Otherwise, use a fork to mash them.
  • The sauce is now ready to use.
  • If it’s too thin for you, you can boil away 1/3 of the sauce in a pot. However, it must cool down before use.
  • Approximately 90 grams of sauce per pizza (30 cm) is needed.