Serious Pizza Sauce For Serious Pizza Lovers

What could be bet­ter than home­made piz­za dough? Home­made piz­za dough with home­made piz­za sauce!

  • 1 (28-ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes
  • 1 table­spoon (15ml) extra-vir­gin olive oil
  • 1 table­spoon (15ml) unsalt­ed butter
  • 2 medi­um cloves gar­lic, grat­ed on microplane grater (about 2 teaspoons)
  • 1 tea­spoon dried oregano
  • Pinch red pep­per flakes
  • Kosher salt
  • 1 medi­um yel­low onion, peeled and split in half
  • 2 (6‑inch) sprigs fresh basil with leaves attached
  • 1 tea­spoon sugar

Direc­tions

The rea­son I’m call­ing this serious