Classic Pizza Sauce - Pressure Cooker

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup garlic, chopped (50g)
• 1/2 cup olive oil (100g)
• 28 ounces crushed tomatoes (794g of san marzano or 6-in-1 tomato sauce)
• extra virgin olive oil, to taste
• salt, to taste
• 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes (optional)
• 2 anchovies, pureed (optional)
• 3 tablespoons fresh basil, chopped (optional)

Recipe

• 1 mince garlic in a food processor for best results.
• 2 fry garlic in olive oil until the garlic turns golden brown, but do not let get medium brown or burn. might take about 5 minutes. (the italians like to saute garlic on low to prevent browning.).
• 3 add sautéed garlic and oil and canned tomatoes to pressure cooker. if using optional ingredients, add them here.
• 4 pressure cook at a gauge pressure of 1 bar/15 psi for 45 minutes. start timing when full pressure is reached. (for electric pressure cooker, use low pressure.).
• 5 depressurize the cooker naturally. (relax, it doesn't take very long to come down from low pressure.).
• 6 season the sauce to taste with extra-virgin olive oil and/or salt.
• 7 this keeps for up to 5 days when refrigerated or up to 6 months when frozen.