The use of tomato sauce in Italian dishes came from its introduction by the Spaniards who brought the recipe from the New World. Its use in pasta was first mentioned in the late s, and since then it has become very popular as part of pasta dishes and pizza. Tomato sauce has many varieties, and they come seasoned with different herbs and spices. While it is very popular as an ingredient in pasta dishes, it is also an ingredient that pizza cannot do without. This sauce is known as pizza sauce.
Pizza sauce is a sauce which is put on pizza. It is usually made from a tomato base with several spices added. Sometimes it can be plain tomato sauce, but more often than not it is made with other seasonings and spices such as basil, oregano, pepper, garlic, and onion.
Some even grill the tomatoes and crush them on the pizza while others use white sauce instead of tomato sauce. This is for white pizza which substitutes tomatoes with dairy products such as cream or pesto.
When it comes to Pizza Sauce vs. Marinara Sauce, the main difference is consistency. Marinara is a slightly lighter sauce, while most pizza sauce has a very thick consistency. If the ingredients move slightly, the sauce is more of a marinara. The process for making the marinara sauce is a little bit more involved as well. For good marinara, ingredients such as onion, tomato, and basil need to be slowly roasted and blended. Marinara also tends to be richer in flavour than pizza sauce.
The marinara sauce also has a lot more diversity of purpose. While Pizza sauce has only one use pizza , you can use marinara for pasta, dip, and pizzas as well.
Since then, it has become a beloved recipe not just in its home country of Italy but worldwide, especially in the United States. Almost all American restaurants that serve mozzarella sticks will also have Marinara sauce on the menu.
However, you can also cook different varieties of marinara with olives, capers, and even anchovies. Spaghetti marinara is popular in Australia, New Zealand, Spain, and South Africa and refers to spaghetti and seafood in a tomato sauce.
Pizza sauce also makes a great marinating liquid for vegetables and beef. Now that we have discussed pizza sauce in depth, Marinara sauce will go slightly quicker, as these two sauces are very similar. Marinara sauce is also a tomato-based sauce. It makes use of premade tomato sauce possibly even pizza sauce that is added with some other ingredients.
Everything is cooked before being blended. A marinara sauce is pretty straightforward and has much fewer ingredients added, as the tomato sauce carries most of the flavor. Tomato sauce is the main ingredient and is what makes up the base. Other major and essential ingredients are fresh basil leaves, onion, and garlic ; lots and lots of garlic. This means that the sauce is much more savory compared to pizza sauce.
The onion and basil both add traditional Italian flavors and you cannot make a marinara without them — then it becomes another type of sauce. Some choose to add fresh diced tomatoes to create more texture in their pasta. If you like an extra bit of deep tanginess to your sauce, try adding a splash of balsamic vinegar. Start by frying your diced onions in olive oil until they become translucent. Then add your garlic and other spices and fry for a few seconds.
Once the aromatics have cooked, add the tomato sauce and simmer for about 10 minutes. The basil leaves are added last. Many people prefer to blend their marinara sauce again, to not have any onion chunks present, but some prefer to keep it as-is.
The final result is entirely up to you. Once the sauce has been cooked, only then is it used in other dishes. It can be used in almost all the same ways pizza sauce is. The biggest difference in use is that marinara is often used in many more ways than pizza sauce is. You can use marinara for basic things like a dipping sauce, pasta sauce, and also to make a salsa. The more interesting ways to use it are in dishes like meatballs, ratatouille, and minestrone soup.
So, what are the differences between a pizza sauce and marinara sauce? Marinara may be easier to make with a premade tomato sauce, but it actually has more ingredients added in the long run and can even be made completely from scratch.
Add the tomatoes, some tomato puree, a large pinch of salt and sugar, mix together and remove from the heat. I prefer to not cook this sauce to keep its fresh tomato flavor and avoid double cooking it.
But some recipes will simmer this for minutes until reduced. You can store the sauce for 5 days in the refrigerator in an air tight container. As with most sauces, it tastes better after a day or so for the flavors to merge together. You can use up your pizza sauce by making it into a pasta sauce. Use it as the basis for a marinara sauce like this one. I always have left over sauce. So I wrote this article on 22 ways to use up your pizza sauce , which has recipes for all ideas too.
There you have the differences between pizza and pasta sauce. I pretty much always use a basic tomato sauce, just blended with some salt. It is so easy and tastes great if you have good tomatoes. Then I add any extras like garlic, olive oil and oregano on top of the pizza when its baked. Getting the consistency of the sauce is key too — I find just a few taps of the blender is perfect.
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