I suggest you learn at least one homemade recipe for making tomato sauce. This kind of flavor is used with different types of prepared food such as pasta, spaghetti, pizza and etc. Recipe for New York-Style Pizza Sauce There's no use in looking for a pizza place. This sauce recipe is a dead-on recreation of the one used in New York pizzerias, and it's been fine-tuned to perfection so you can make New York pizza at home whenever you choose. New York pizza by the slice is known for its robustly seasoned cooked sauce, in contrast to the raw tomato and salt sauce used in traditional Neapolitan pizza. Finding that perfect spot between acid and heat, with a clear herbal backbone, is the secret to making a truly outstanding New York-style sauce. It must also have the ideal thickness to prevent your pizza from becoming soggy during the standard fold-and-carry transport method. In a New York minute, you may make the simplest of dishes, such a tomato sauce made by reducing a purée of tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, and Italian spice over a low flame. The end result is not terrible, and it is clearly an improvement over bottled pizza sauces that are too sweet and too herbaceous, but we expect more from our experiments in The Food Lab than merely mediocre food. The goal is to be fantastic. It's time to get some food ready. Flavor is Enhanced by Using a Variety of Fats While extra-virgin olive oil is a wonderful starting point for pizza sauce, there is a superior choice. Is there anyone who doesn't know about Marcella Hazan's tomato sauce with onion and butter? Tomatoes, butter, and a half an onion are simmered until the onion is soft, and the resulting sauce is silky smooth, layered in flavor, and wonderful. French cooks have known for a long time that butter in a sauce helps smooth out any sharpness and gives it a more decadent, full flavor. If you're looking for a pizza sauce that stands out, look no further. I found that by substituting one tablespoon of unsalted butter for one of the two tablespoons of extra-virgin olive oil, I was able to improve the sauce's flavor without adding any further work. Some of the olive oil was left in for its peppery flavor. To increase the sugariness, I also used Marcella's onion hack. Even though they smell and taste great, fresh herbs aren't always the best option. Dried oregano or "Italian spice," a blend of primarily dried oregano and basil, is a common ingredient in many dishes. My first instinct was to use fresh herbs instead of dry. Aside from the color, I was surprised to find that there wasn't much of a taste difference between the sauces I made with dried oregano and fresh. Many cooks would tell you that fresh herbs are always better than dried ones, and they'd be partly right. Since the flavor components in most herbs are more volatile than water, drying them eliminates the flavor along with the water. Similar results are seen when drying rosemary, marjoram, bay leaf, thyme, and sage. However, this is not always the case, and I will explain why. Oregano, a savory herb that thrives in hot, dry conditions, has flavor ingredients that are resistant to heat and are contained within the leaf, making it an ideal cooking herb. They have to be so as to survive the dry, hot climate of their origin. Herbs that thrive in dry climates like rosemary, marjoram, bay leaf, thyme, and sage also hold up well when dried. As long as the dried herbs are cooked long enough then to reduce their structure, the taste I get out of them is just as wonderful as using fresh—and one whole lot cheaper and simpler. On the other hand, fresh basil is required. Like most fresh herbs, I tried to add it minced at the very end to the pizza sauce, but the results weren't very good. To get the most out of the sauce, add full sprigs of the herb while it simmers and then take them out. Don't Buy Sauce, Make Your Own Tomato Sauce from Tomatoes in a Can and Purée It Canned tomatoes were always my first choice because of their reliability all year round. (The idea of creating a fresh tomato sauce using tasteless winter tomatoes gives me the willies.) Which tomatoes, though, should I actually use? Most brands have at least five products to choose from: Tomatoes that have already been peeled represent the least refined option. They are whole tomatoes that have been steamed or treated with lye to remove the skins, then canned in tomato juice or purée. Those sold in juice containers have undergone fewer processing steps and are thus more adaptable. A "cooked" taste will always be present in canned tomatoes that have been puréed. Tomatoes that have been chopped are whole tomatoes that have been scraped and then diced by a machine before being canned with juice or purée. Diced tomatoes differ primarily from whole in that they are typically processed with calcium chloride, a firming agent that helps the dice hold its shape in the container. Unfortunately, tomatoes treated with calcium chloride become unpleasantly hard. To put it another way, they don't decompose in the oven. To avoid any possible health risks, look for brands that do not include calcium chloride. Crushed tomato products can have a wide range of quality from one brand to the next. The labeling of crushed tomatoes is not regulated, thus one brand's "crushed" may be a chunky mash and another's may be an almost smooth purée. As a result, it's recommended that you avoid buying crushed products and instead crush whole tomatoes at home. Tomato purée is a tomato dish that has been cooked and drained. It's convenient for sauces that only need a short amount of time in the oven, but it won't have the depth of flavor you'd get from carefully reducing a less-processed tomato product. Put the purée back on the shelf; this sauce doesn't need it. Concentrated tomato juice is what makes tomato paste. Tomato juice is made by simmering fresh tomatoes, straining away the pulp and skins, and then reducing the liquid to 76% humidity or less. It's fantastic for giving stews and braises a robust umami base, but it's not what I'm going for with this sauce. It follows that chopped tomatoes are too raw, crushed tomatoes are too variable, and tomato purée and paste are too overcooked. Since I had to use the whole can, I was left with whole canned tomatoes. I went with the canned variety and gave them a quick whirl in the immersion blender to puree them after I added them to the saucepan. If you don't have an immersion blender, you can also use a food processor or a food mill, both of which work just as well but need more work to clean up afterward. Methods for a Well-Rounded Taste It's important to strike a balance between acidity and sweetness when selecting tomatoes and sauces. Using a slow cooker is the most effective method. To improve their acidity, canned tomatoes are typically dosed with citric acid. Cooking the puréed tomatoes on the hotplate at a low heat not only evaporates excess water and concentrates the sauce's existing flavors, it also creates new flavor compounds, increasing the sauce's complexity. Another argument for taking things slowly is that overcooking at high temperatures might give your sauce roasted and caramelized flavors if you aren't careful. This is very bad news. I'm not the most cautious person, so I try to play it safe by turning the stove down to a minimum. After boiling for an hour, the sauce was practically complete but for a few minor details. The freshly enhanced acidity was tempered by the addition of sugar, and a light sprinkle of pepper flakes gave it a pleasant but not overpowering kick. It was even better after starting a new batch with the pepper flakes sautéed in the butter and olive oil. Finally, I had a sauce that complemented my New York-style pies perfectly. It has the right balance of sweetness, heat, and deep savory flavor, and its texture allows it to blend flawlessly with the cheese like any good pie should. Unsurprisingly, it goes well with spaghetti as well.
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