Easy & Cheap Pizza

[jkuo13]

Originally Posted by jdp

Next year I want to experiment on my own pizza sauce when tomatoes are fresh

There's no need to wait for fresh tomatoes. Canned tomatoes are perfectly acceptable for making a sauce. IME, sauce made from fresh tomatoes will be a little tastier, but the time savings from just using canned usually outweighs the taste benefit.

I also never quite understood the reasoning behind a "pizza" sauce. Regular pasta sauce works just fine. If you can make a pasta sauce (which is pretty easy), you instantly have the ability to make a "pizza" sauce. We've had good luck using the organic Trader Joe's tomatoes as the base for our sauces.

[jdp]

Originally Posted by jkuo13

There's no need to wait for fresh tomatoes. Canned tomatoes are perfectly acceptable for making a sauce. IME, sauce made from fresh tomatoes will be a little tastier, but the time savings from just using canned usually outweighs the taste benefit.

I also never quite understood the reasoning behind a "pizza" sauce. Regular pasta sauce works just fine. If you can make a pasta sauce (which is pretty easy), you instantly have the ability to make a "pizza" sauce. We've had good luck using the organic Trader Joe's tomatoes as the base for our sauces.

You know, I make my own pasta sauce. I tried it on pizza. It isn't just quite "right". DS and I have done taste tests of jarred pizza sauces trying to figure out which we like and why and go at it that way. Not terribly scientific lol.

[khorrell]

We, too, have been buying the name brand pizzas at the grocery store and you have inspired me to make my own this week. Thanks for a great post, and thank you to anyone else who adds their suggestions.

[jkuo13]

Originally Posted by jdp

You know, I make my own pasta sauce. I tried it on pizza. It isn't just quite "right". DS and I have done taste tests of jarred pizza sauces trying to figure out which we like and why and go at it that way. Not terribly scientific lol.

I know what you're saying. Pizza sauce is just slightly different than regular pasta sauce, though I'd wager the differences aren't that significant. I think a pizza sauce is a little smoother and has some extra spices. Some of the metafilter answers seem to suggest that the different flavor might be due something like fennel seeds or even just added sweetness. I'm going to have to rewatch some Good Eats episodes and see if my cooking tv personality guru has anything to say on the subject.