Ultimate Pizza Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 cup onion, chopped
• 1/4 cup celery, chopped
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 2 tablespoons grated parmesan cheese
• 1 teaspoon dried basil
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
• 1 small bay leaf
• 1 teaspoon fennel seed

Recipe

• 1 in a large skillet, melt butter with the oil. add the onion, celery and garlic and saute until soft and transparent.
• 2 add tomato sauce and tomato paste and stir until smooth.
• 3 add remaining ingredients and bring to slow simmer.
• 4 simmer for 30-60 minutes (or not at all depending on your taste and time frame).
• 5 remove the bay leaf and spread the sauce on your prepared pizza dough.