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Offline sonofapizza

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My new favourite sauce...
« on: August 23, 2010, 03:39:17 AM »
I have been refining this recipie for a year....

This is enough sauce for 2x 15"ers
1 whole 16oz can of 6 and 1 All Purpose crushed tomatos w/ heavy puree
1 to 1 1/2 tsp of Sea Salt
3/4 tsp of Garlic powder (generic Albertsons brand)
1 tsp Onion Powder (generic Albertsons again)
2 tsp Olive Oil (i use a heavier flavour OO)
1 1/2 tsp of dried Greek Oregano (very flavourful - even though dried)
a teeny tiny pinch of Cayenne powder (dont go to heavy with this, even though high heat will take some of the bite from it)
And then I smash a few Garlic cloves and throw them in the tupperware, where they will finally sit over night.. (throw in after mixed/chopped)

...mix/ chop up in the food processor until Olive Oil is well mixed and everything is evenly distributed.  Let the flavours seep out in the fridge over-night and Ba-bing!  great tasting simple sauce.  You'll be suprised how much difference the heavier flavoured olive oil makes it taste.  I do this instead of painting my naked, tossed dough with a film of olive oil.  I know some will think the garlic amount is over kill, but the fresh smashed garlic gets plucked out the next day before cooking.  Nice bright red sauce that tastes amazing.

try it and tell me what you think.  I know alot of people use Crushed red peppers in the mix somewhere, but the small amount of Cayenne does the trick just fine...

Good Appetite,
Theo
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Re: My new favourite sauce...
« Reply #1 on: August 23, 2010, 08:47:57 AM »
I'm dicking around with sauces right now and may give this a shot.  Right now I have no idea what I'm after but lately have been going fairly minimalistic on seasonings added to 6-1.  I made a batch of the recipe November posted so we'll see how that turns out but after making the spice mix last night, it smelled like something that would be awesome in Thanksgiving stuffing :)

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Re: My new favourite sauce...
« Reply #2 on: August 23, 2010, 09:11:21 AM »
Theo,

Can you clarify exactly when the fresh garlic goes into the sauce and how long it is left in it? Sometimes fresh garlic affects the consistency of the sauce, as discussed, for example, at the PMQ Think Tank at http://thinktank.pmq.com/viewtopic.php?p=62170#p62170.

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« Reply #3 on: August 23, 2010, 05:39:12 PM »
Sorry Pete.
Yeah I re-read the post and see what your saying..   Add the unpeeled, "smashed" garlic clove (probably 2 of em) to the final mixed product.  Seal the container and let it sit over night.  They are easily fished out of the sauce the next day.  My mother who is an old Greek chef told me recently, "Thee Hunny...Why you are not pooting da Garleek clove in the sauce, to releez da flavour over night?...  Then da negs day, you pool out the Garleek, and ees gonna tayz sooooo good!".  So she smashed a few cloves with the flat part of a butcher's knife, and in went the garlic.  She was right, just throw it in over night, then pull it out in a day or 2.  Even with the extra "powdered garlic", it won't be too much.  I feel powdered/dried  garlic loses something in the processing of it - it loses alot of it's "bite".  The old lady added, that cooking the actual fresh garlic would end up making the sauce too bitter.  I concur.

So, smashed garlic clove(s) goes in when all ingredients are finally mixed, and then its removed from the sauce the next day before use.  I did just that a little while ago, and it tastes pretty great raw.  My brother is an even bigger pizza snob than myself - he even loved it.
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Re: My new favourite sauce...
« Reply #4 on: August 23, 2010, 05:50:25 PM »
"Thee Hunny...Why you are not pooting da Garleek clove in the sauce, to releez da flavour over night?...  Then da negs day, you pool out the Garleek, and ees gonna tayz sooooo good!".

 :-D  This is great.  I'm gonna try it.  If your mother says it's good, then I believe her.  ;D


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Re: My new favourite sauce...
« Reply #5 on: August 23, 2010, 05:52:02 PM »
Pete.  I like the solution I just read from the PMQ link you posted.  30-60 seconds in the microvae should break down the enzymes in the fresh garlic.  I haven't had a sauce go solid on me yet...  Don't get me wrong though - I've destroyed many an experiment by "over-adding" ingredients.  but I think I really like this simple sauce....for now.

There are alot of really great recipies on this site.  The ones with the fennel seem very interesting.  I am just affraid of the sauce ending up tasting like Ouzo, using fennel and all ;D
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« Reply #6 on: August 23, 2010, 06:10:18 PM »
I'm dicking around with sauces right now and may give this a shot.  Right now I have no idea what I'm after but lately have been going fairly minimalistic on seasonings added to 6-1.  I made a batch of the recipe November posted so we'll see how that turns out but after making the spice mix last night, it smelled like something that would be awesome in Thanksgiving stuffing :)

Last night, I open a can of the 6&1, the NINA crushed peeled plum tomatos, and a 7/11.  The brightest was the 6 & 1, darkest was NINA. 

The sweetest was the 6&1.  The 7/11 was the saltiest.  I have bee leaning toward any sauce that doesn't contain "Citric Acid" in it.  I've found that CA has been a culprit in taste-morphing sauces....  One day they taste great, the next day they taste like the paste they give to horses before a race (random...I know)

And old Italian Aioli once told me to stay away from the cans that have citric acid in them.  He had no scientific basis for saying so...  But Damn... his sauce was second to none.  And I trust ancient wisdom :pizza:

-Theo

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Re: My new favourite sauce...
« Reply #7 on: August 26, 2010, 09:46:31 PM »
Theo, thanks for posting the recipe and tips...totally makes sense to me and I can't wait to use up what I have made now to try this out :)

As for the "November" sauce.  I was pretty worried initially but after sitting in the fridge overnight, the flavors started to meld.  When tasted, the sweetness hit up front and the spices mixing behind, very complex.

After 4 days, it's right for use!  The sweetness has subsided and it's very balanced, very complex.  I can't wait to see how it works out on the pie.  I was worried about the fennel as well, hence my Thanksgiving stuffing comment, but it seems like it's worked out....we'll see :)

Mark

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Re: My new favourite sauce...
« Reply #8 on: August 27, 2010, 12:24:58 AM »
Theo, thanks for posting the recipe and tips...totally makes sense to me and I can't wait to use up what I have made now to try this out :)

As for the "November" sauce.  I was pretty worried initially but after sitting in the fridge overnight, the flavors started to meld.  When tasted, the sweetness hit up front and the spices mixing behind, very complex.

After 4 days, it's right for use!  The sweetness has subsided and it's very balanced, very complex.  I can't wait to see how it works out on the pie.  I was worried about the fennel as well, hence my Thanksgiving stuffing comment, but it seems like it's worked out....we'll see :)

Mark


I can't wait to here what you think about the sauce :pizza:
I had a knock on the door about an hour ago from another pizza addict (downstairs neighbor), asking for me to throw a cheeser in the oven.  We've been using the sauce for 13" pies for 3 days now...  I sincerely believe what the "old Pizano" said about not using products with citric acid in em.  My sauces have been above par lately...
-Theo

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Re: My new favourite sauce...
« Reply #9 on: August 27, 2010, 12:27:16 AM »
I'm dicking around with sauces right now and may give this a shot.  Right now I have no idea what I'm after but lately have been going fairly minimalistic on seasonings added to 6-1.  I made a batch of the recipe November posted so we'll see how that turns out but after making the spice mix last night, it smelled like something that would be awesome in Thanksgiving stuffing :)

Hey Stray...
  Would you be willing part with that "Something that smells like Thanksgiving" sauce you've been hinting about???  I'd really like to take a crack at it.  Lemme know, ok?

Thank you.
-Theo

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Re: My new favourite sauce...
« Reply #10 on: August 27, 2010, 02:41:23 PM »
The recipe that November posted is at reply #7 of the following thread :)

http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,3735.0.html

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Re: My new favourite sauce...
« Reply #11 on: May 06, 2011, 01:38:26 AM »
is this sauce cooked or used as is?
im looking for good NY sauces on here & want to try this one out. thanks.
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Re: My new favourite sauce...
« Reply #12 on: May 09, 2011, 12:07:57 AM »
is this sauce cooked or used as is?

I don't cook the sauce. To me 6-in-1 is great straight out of the can with just a sprinkling of fresh or dried herbs.  It will cook just enough when you bake your pizza.