Pizza Sauce!

I'd been wanting to make pizza sauce from tomatoes my grandmother canned for months and now that tomatoes are somewhat out of season I figured now is as good a time as any to open up a jar of summer and eat it. Spicy, garlic, delicious!

Basic Pizza Sauce

Ingredients

1 can (28-ounces) whole peeled tomatoes, in juice

1 small white or sweet onion, finely diced and minced

1 clove garlic, peeled and minced

3 to 4 fresh basil leaves

1 teaspoon dried oregano

1 teaspoon fresh Parsley

Pinch salt

Pinch fresh ground black pepper

Pinch of cayenne pepper

Pinch of Red Pepper Flakes

2 tablespoons olive oil, to saute

Directions

Empty the contents of the tomato can in a mixing bowl and coarsely crush the tomatoes with a fork or your hands, leaving them just a little chunky. In a heavy bottom 2-quart saucepot, add the olive oil, over a medium high flame and heat a little. Add the onions and saute until slightly translucent. Add the garlic and saute about a minute until golden. Quickly add the crushed tomatoes to the mix. Stir well and bring to a simmer. Season with salt and pepper, to taste, and add the fresh basil, oregano, parsley, cayenne pepper and red pepper flakes. Simmer on a low flame, stirring often for at least 15 minutes. If not using right away, cool down and store in airtight container in the refrigerator, up to 1 week.

This recipe was based off of this one. I modified it to suit my spicier tastes!

Enter pizza. 

Since I don't have much tolerance for bread (sadness) I used tortillas for my "dough". Grated Fontina, Asiago, Mozarella, and Parmesan cheese. Bake at 350 degrees for 5-10 minutes and consume. Crunchy, cheesy, fresh heaven.