San Marzano Tomato Sauce

The Secret To Amazing Pizza And Pasta Sauce

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What Are San Marzano Tomatoes?

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YOUR GUIDE

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They're  a special tomato grown in a small area of Italy between Naples and Salerno where they have DOP status. Let's make San Marzano tomato sauce!

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TUTORIAL

Buy San Marzano Tomatoes canned at your local grocery store.

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These are the ingedients that you'll need

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Heat your olive oil in a large pot over medium low heat. Saute the onion until it's soft and translucent, about 5 minutes.

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1. Add your San Marzano tomatoes to the pot, breaking them up with the back of a spoon. Season with salt and pepper and simmer the sauce for 25 minutes. If you want a thicker sauce for pizza, you will need to simmer the sauce for longer.

1. Use this tomato sauce on pasta or pizza. If you make a San Marzano pizza sauce, boil the sauce for longer than the time recommended in the recipe. 

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