Pizza Sauce

Ingredients

  • 2 Tblsp olive oil
  • 1 Tblsp butter
  • ½ c onion, chopped
  • ¼ c celery, chopped
  • 1 clove of garlic, chopped
  • 8 oz. tomato sauce
  • 6 oz. tomato paste
  • 2 Tblsp grated parmesan cheese
  • 1 tspn basil, dried
  • 1 tspn oregano, dried
  • ½ tspn salt
  • ½ tspn sugar
  • ¼ tspn black pepper
  • 1 bay leaf

Steps

  • melt butter and heat olive oil in a large pot over med heat
  • add the onion, celery and garlic and saute until soft
  • remove to blender and puree until smooth then return back to the pot
  • add in tomato sauce and tomato paste and stir
  • add the rest of the ingredients and allow it to simmer on lower heat for 30 to 60 minutes
  • remove the bay leaf before using on your pizza