Simple Pizza Marinara
I'm going to be honest, I'm not sure if it's actually how real marinara is supposed to be made, but man does this taste good on a pizza pie. @HomeCookedFeast we cheat until we make it!
Equipment
- small saucepan/pot
Ingredients
- ½ can stewed tomatoes finely diced/mashed (or 5 medium tomatoes equivalent, stewed)
- ¼ small onion finely chopped
- ½ jalapeno optional
- 2 cloves garlic finely diced
- 1 tsp basil
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp thyme
- 1 tsp tarragon optional
- salt and pepper to taste
- 4 slices bacon finely chopped, optional if vegetarian
- 1 tbsp butter cooking oil for vegan
Instructions
- (Ideally while your dough is rising...)
- Melt butter in saucepan on medium-low heat. Toss in onion and pepper and stir until lightly browned/translucent
- Add tomato, garlic and spices.
- Simmer until reduced to a nice thick, but spreadable sauce, approx 20 minutes. The goal is to have a nice cohesive, but liquid sauce. Imagine the consistency of bolognese/meat sauce.
Notes
If your sauce is too liquidy, even in a cast iron, you will wet the bottom crust and it will not toast up like it is meant to. No one wants a soggy bottom.
If necessary, take the extra 5-8 min to reduce so that there's not chance of soupiness. Remember, vegetables (and even meat) can lose liquid during cooking, so make sure you take the extra time to get it right!