Last week we made homemade pizza..... this is something we often do, but this time I made homemade pizza sauce. Whenever I watch cooking shows they always talk about San Marzano tomatoes.... they are so sweet... they are perfect for cooking... they are available at every grocery store.... yada yada yada.
Well, first of all.... they are not that easy to find. Well, at least in Dallas and where I grocery shop. But, when I do find them I try to buy a can or two. And second, they are about twice as expensive as other canned tomatoes. BUT - they are good and worth it.
All I did was puree the entire can of tomatoes and then simmer over medium heat. I tossed in some chopped garlic, chopped basil, salt and pepper. I probably should have drained out some of the liquid before I pureed the tomatoes - the sauce was a little too thin for my liking. But that was an easy fix - pour the sauce over a strainer and toss some of the excess liquid.
Homemade dough. I normally buy the packets of Betty Crocker pizza crust... it is easy to keep in the pantry, plus all it needs it water. I normally add chopped basil or italian seasoning or garlic powder or dried red bell pepper into the dough to give it a little more zest.
I topped one of the pizzas with mozzarella, prosciutto and sliced tomatoes.
The other one was topped with a little bit of pesto sauce and mozzarella.
The prosciutto one was my favorite. The tomatoes did not turn out like I had envisioned, but it was delish. We used the extra sauce as a dipping sauce. Yum.
2 Additional Thoughts:
we love all things cento in this house, can't wait to make that!
p.s. I'm finally quitting my job come June...are we ever going to get together? :)
looks delish. so strange that the san marzano tomatoes are hard to find. they are all over every grcoery store in the DC region. come to think about it, i've never NOT seen them. BUT, we don't always have rotel, and i bet a texas grocery store would never not stock rotel!
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