De' Best Pizza Sauce

• (35 ounce) cans whole canned tomatoes (drain off all liquid)2
• (8 ounce) cans tomato paste↗2
• onion, chopped↗1
• garlic cloves, minced↗5
• tablespoons olive oil↗2
• cup red wine↗2⁄3
• tablespoons italian seasoning (I prefer to add basil, thyme, rosemary, oregano, etc. separately, but this is a good simple mixture)↗3 -4
• dried chilies, crushed↗2
• teaspoon fresh ground black pepper↗1⁄2
• tablespoon sugar (optional)↗1
• salt, to taste↗

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Saute onions and garlic in oil over medium heat till onions are transparent.

2. 2

   Add wine and let it reduce a bit.

3. 3

   Add everything else and simmer uncovered. Minimum simmering time is 1 hour but I like to let it go for as many as 8.

4. 4

   NOTE:.

5. 5

   This should make about 1/2 gallon of sauce, but it will keep for some time (about 2 weeks in the refrigerator or may be frozen.

6. 6

   Play around with the seasonings, the thing to remember is that a good pizza sauce by itself is quite spicy because it will be subdued by the other ingredients later.