How to Make Mel's Brown Pizza Sauce - A Step-by-Step Guide

If you're a pizza lover like me, you know that the sauce can make or break a homemade pizza. That's why I decided to create my own delicious and flavorful pizza sauce recipe that is perfect for any type of pizza. Introducing Mel's Brown Pizza Sauce - a rich and savory sauce that will take your homemade pizzas to the next level.

What sets Mel's Brown Pizza Sauce apart from other pizza sauces is its depth of flavor. By using a combination of high-quality canned tomatoes, aromatic herbs,...

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Ingredients

  • 4 onions, roughly chopped, or more to taste
  • 3 stalks celery, roughly chopped
  • 1 cup sliced fresh mushrooms
  • 5 tablespoons minced garlic
  • 3 (900 ml) cartons chicken broth, divided
  • 3 (12 ounce) cans tomato paste
  • ½ cup dried oregano
  • ¼ cup ground black pepper, or more to taste
  • ¼ cup white sugar
  • 3 tablespoons celery salt
  • 2 teaspoons basil
  • 2 teaspoons onion powder
  • 2 teaspoons seasoned salt
  • 1 ½ cups vegetable oil
  • ½ cup all-purpose flour

Information

  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins
  • Total Time: 1 hr 50 mins
  • Servings: 24
  • Yield: 24 servings

  • Working in batches, puree onions, celery, mushrooms, and garlic and 1/4 cup chicken broth in a food processor until smooth, adding more chicken broth as necessary.
  • Stir vegetable puree and remaining chicken broth together in large pot; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until flavors blend, about 45 minutes.
  • Stir tomato paste, oregano, black pepper, sugar, celery salt, basil, onion powder, and seasoned salt into broth mixture; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer until flavors blend, about 45 minutes more.
  • Whisk oil and flour into tomato mixture until pizza sauce is smooth.
  • Nutrition

    201 cal.

    • Total Fat: 14g
    • Saturated Fat: 2g
    • Cholesterol: 3mg
    • Sodium: 1492mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 17g
    • Dietary Fiber: 3g
    • Total Sugars: 9g
    • Protein: 3g
    • Vitamin C: 12mg
    • Calcium: 62mg
    • Iron: 3mg
    • Potassium: 533mg