Pizza Sauces
Pizza sauce is integral to any good pizza. Let Feng Chen (@leopardcrust) show you pizza sauce - 3 ways.
Equipment
Ingredients
For the pizza:
1 sourdough dough ball
60g / 2.2 oz grated provolone
1 tbsp grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
For the Tomato Sauce:
1 400g / 14.1 oz tin peeled plum tomatoes
½ tsp salt
For the Basil Sauce:
1 large bunch of basil (around 150g / 5.3 oz)
2 cloves garlic, minced
Juice of ¼ lemon
Extra virgin olive oil
For the White Sauce:
3 tbsp double cream / heavy cream
1 tbsp grated Parmigiano-Reggiano
Step 1:
Prepare your pizza dough.
Step 2:
Make the tomato sauce by placing the whole tomatoes from the tin into a bowl (leaving behind the extra juice) and use a stick blender to pulse the tomatoes until you have a chunky sauce consistency. Stir in the salt then add a little of the leftover tomato juice from the tin if you would like your sauce a little looser.
Step 3:
Make the basil sauce but removing the leaves from the bunch of basil and place in a bowl or a mortar. Add the garlic and use a stick blender or pestle to process the basil into a paste, adding a splash of water if needed. Add in the lemon juice, a pinch of salt and a good glug of extra virgin olive oil and mix again until you have a vibrant green sauce.
Step 4:
Prepare the white sauce by placing the cream and Parmigiano-Reggiano into a bowl and whisk for a minute or so until it just reaches soft peak consistency.
Step 5:
Stretch the dough out and top with the grated provolone and Parmigiano-Reggiano then spoon over a few spoonfuls of the tomato sauce, hiding any ‘bald’ spots on your dough.
Step 6:
With the Gozney at 400C / 750F and a medium flame add the pizza to the oven for a few minutes, turning often, until the dough is cooked through and the cheese melted.
Step 7:
Add the basil sauce and cream sauce to the top and serve. Any leftover tomato sauce and basil sauce will keep in the fridge for 5-7 days.
Recipe Contributor
Feng Chen
Feng Chen aka @leopardcrust is the queen of making the most imaginative pizzas, famous for their perfect leopard spotted crusts.