Gourmet Pizza Sauce Recipe

1 tsp olive oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
½ cup diced onion
15 oz can crushed or whole tomatoes
6-8 oz can tomato paste
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
½ Tbsp basil
1 tsp oregano
1 bay leaf

Sauté garlic and onion with olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Cook for a few minutes until onion is translucent. Add the tomatoes, tomato paste, salt, sugar, basil, oregano and bay leaf. Break up the tomatoes with a spoon. Simmer over low heat for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. (In the meantime, you can prepare the dough.) Remove sauce from heat and let cool. Remove bay leaf.

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