Comments on: Pizza Sauce

By: jabbett

jabbett — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 18:58:12 +0000

Elf– After reading comment 5 a couple years back, I went out and got a copy of American Pie. I highly recommend it if you plan to make more pizza in the future; his dough and sauce recipes are great, and the narrative is just a hoot. Makes me want to travel across Italy tasting pizza.

By: elf

elf — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 17:16:33 +0000

Hey again,
I just posted here about my first pizza-making experience. It’s a pity I didn’t read all these pizza posts before! We normally make our own tomato sauce for pasta (from canned tomatoes), but it seemed ridiculous to cook sauce for two people’s worth of pizza, so we used sauce from a jar. It was good sauce (not “pizza sauce”), but if uncooked sauce is best for pizza, I’ll happily “make” some next time — maybe with a splash of wine, some EVOO, and herbs.

By: CatM

CatM — Fri, 16 Jan 2004 13:42:41 +0000

I’ve been trying to make good pizza for years. I found a book called "American Pie: My search for the perfect pizza" and I have to tell you it has the best dough recipe. The first time I made it, the dough came out fantastic–best dough I’ve ever made.I’m not crazy about the sauce recipes though. They are too "gourmet." But he does make a good point. Do not cook the sauce. Most pizza joints do not cook their sauce. Tomato sauce is much "brighter" fresh from the can. Cooking it dulls the taste. The spices will blend enough when you cook the pizza. Also, pizza sauce should be fairly thin.

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 15 Jan 2004 12:57:28 +0000

Let us know if this is up to your high standards. I may live in Kentucky, but I grew up with Neapolitans and Sicilians. Don Pepino’s is a Jersey style red "gravy" that I think tastes better than many jarred sauces.

By: jabbett

jabbett — Wed, 14 Jan 2004 10:18:18 +0000

Scored a sample case of Don Pepino products. Kathy’s letting me "try before I buy", so I don’t have to commit to 24 cans of pizza sauce without ever having tasted it.

By: jabbett

jabbett — Mon, 12 Jan 2004 15:59:51 +0000

Well, Kathy Ingham at Don Pepino informs me they don’t sell their products in the Metro-Boston area, so I guess I’ll have to order in bulk from their website. It better be good!

By: Jon

Jon — Thu, 08 Jan 2004 12:10:12 +0000

I think the Hunt’s sauce is good, but Don Pepino’s is my personal favorite. They have a Star K hechsher. They sell over the Internet at http://www.donpepino.com