Sauce

[PizzaTodd]

Today I bought Tomato Magic.
Can you tell me if i should season and cook or just season.
Thanks

[foreplease]

I would suggest: taste as-is at room temp, then season to taste if you think it needs it. I would not rule out cooking but I would think of this as a ‘get to know you’ can.


There is a lot of information and opinions in the sauce section of the forum. Enjoy the process!
https://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php?board=44.0


EDIT: once you taste from the can, it would be a good idea to try changes to a small portion of the tomatoes, like one cup full in a cereal bowl and keep some notes. That way, if your first guess does not lead in the direction you want you still have most of the can to experiment with.

[Jon in Albany]

When I was using them, I only added salt to the tomatoes for pizza. Sauce consistency-wise I would sometimes change things like running some or all through a food mill for a thinner pizza sauce. They're good tomatoes. I used them for a long time. Currently going through an Alta Cucina phase.

[bobgraff]

My preference is to not cook.  If you want a thicker sauce, strain some of the juice using a colander. 

I'd also recommend transferring the tomatoes into a glass bowl (refrigerated) for a couple of days to remove any residual flavor from the can.  Not required, but the flavor improves in my experience.

[jkb]

Black pepper.

[kori]

Just opened my first can of Tomato Magic last week, very good, liked the consistency. I don’t cook any of my sauces but definitely like 24hrs in the fridge after adding spices.

I don’t think there’s a right or wrong answer wether sauce should be cooked or not, it’s a preference really, I used to cook all my sauce for 30-45min, I’ve since decided its just not necessary, but not wrong to do so if you choose.