George wrote:
> Tracy wrote:
>> Sheldon wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Yep, chili powder will make some miserable pizza sauce. Tomato sauce
>>> is okay if you've nothing else but whole canned peeled tomatoes in
>>> puree are best, just squeezed in hand to bust them up a bit... add
>>> some salt, black pepper, oregano, and garlic powder... do not cook,
>>> pizza sauce should never be cooked, otherwise it will caramelize and
>>> then when the pizza is baked it will burn. For spicy pizza add red
>>> pepper flakes after baking.
>>
>> Don't cook it? Interesting. I will try that. I usually make pizza with
>> leftover marinara...It is tasty, but never exactly quite right.
>>
>> -Tracy
>
> I never cook pizza sauce. I either use drained San Marzano tomatoes that
> I crush with my hand or when real tomatoes are in season I use tomato
> slices. You will notice a huge difference in taste and it is one of the
> reasons why industrial pizza never tastes right.

I have made pizza with fresh tomato slices, feta and black olives for a
sort of Greek pizza. I will try this (with uncooked sauce) this weekend
- probably tomorrow.

Tracy