Domenic's Detroit Style Pizza Sauce Recipe
This is a very simple Detroit pizza sauce recipe. Simply combine the ingredients, simmer at a low heat for at least 1 hour. This sauce is not baked along with the pizza and is spooned onto each slice afterwards, which means the sauce is ready when you like how it tastes.
Ingredients
- 28 oz peeled tomatoes (crushed or whole, 1 can)
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp hot pepper flakes
Instructions
- Empty can of tomatoes into a saucepan.
- If you're using whole tomatoes, use a potato masher, immersion blender or your hands to mash them up to your liking.
- Add seasonings and mix them in well.
- Cover the pan and let it simmer at a low heat for at least 45 minutes to 1 hour while stirring occasionally.
- Taste test the sauce and take it off the heat when it's to your liking.
- While your pizza is baking, get the sauce simmering again. It should be nice and hot when you spoon it on the finished pizza.
