Salsa Pizzaida

Source: Leith's School of Cooking

Notes: This sauce makes a great topping for homemade pizza bases. Recipe for dough to follow.

1 onion, chopped
2 tbsp olive oil
3-5 cloves of garlic, crushed
1 kg (2 1/4lb) canned chopped plum tomatoes
2 tbsp tomato puree
2 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp dried basil
1 bay leaf
2 tsp sugar
salt and pepper

• In a large saucepan, sweat the onion in the oil until transparent
• Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute, then stir in the tomatoes with their liquid, the tomato puree, oregano, basil, bay leaf and sugar. Bring to boil, then cook very gently for about 1 hour
• Remove the bay leaf and check the seasoning. The sauce should be quite thick and rough but you may want to puree it if you wish.