While your dough is rising, get started on the sauce! This is my favorite part, and I get really sad when places give me pizzas with lackluster sauce devoid of flavor. This is a sauce method I developed that will ensure your sauce is PACKED full of delicious things.
In your food processor, puree half an onion, four or five cloves of garlic, some fresh minced basil, and a red bell pepper.
Throw that in a sauce pot with some olive oil, and heat over medium heat until it starts to bubble.
Stir it, and let it simmer a bit, then add a can of tomato sauce.
Stir well, and let this simmer while your dough rises.
About 15-20 minutes before you are going to make your pizzas, add some spices! Standard spices include paprika, chili, salt, pepper, red pepper, basil, oregano, thyme, rosemary...whatever you like! Add some cayenne if you like things spicy!
(Pro-tip: Always add spices to things just before they are done cooking, especially in sauces or crock pot recipes. If you let the spices simmer for too long, the flavors will muddle and start to deteriorate.)
Here's the awesome color progression that will happen (Science is cool!):
Now for toppings, the easiest part of all!
Throw mozzarella cheese and whatever veggies or fruits on top that your little heart desires! Tonight we simply added orange bell pepper, and it was delicious.
Throw mozzarella cheese and whatever veggies or fruits on top that your little heart desires! Tonight we simply added orange bell pepper, and it was delicious.
Other exciting things I have topped pizza with include gnocchi, almonds, tofu, fake chicken, zucchini, goat cheese, and a whole bunch of other crap.
You'll bake your pizzas at a blistering 485 degrees for 10-15 minutes, until the cheese is bubbling all over and just barely beginning to brown.
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