{"id":836,"date":"2012-03-13T20:27:38","date_gmt":"2012-03-14T00:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fornobravo.com\/pizzaquest\/2012\/03\/13\/a-tomato-sauce-pizza-sandwich\/"},"modified":"2012-03-13T20:27:38","modified_gmt":"2012-03-14T00:27:38","slug":"a-tomato-sauce-pizza-sandwich","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fornobravo.com\/pizzaquest\/a-tomato-sauce-pizza-sandwich\/","title":{"rendered":"A Tomato Sauce Sandwich Pizza"},"content":{"rendered":"

Open can. Pour out contents. Crush with hands. Add a few herbs and spices. Simply delicious.<\/p><\/div>My Left-overs journey continues with my Cheese Steak Sandwich theme:\u00a0 I had also grilled up some sausages the previous night, which were sitting in the same container with my Tri-Tip.\u00a0 Now, nobody would want the sausage to feel left out, would they?\u00a0 Would you?\u00a0 <\/p>\n

As I mentioned, I was using a can of Simply Red Tomatoes that I was given by Rob DiNapoli.\u00a0 My first pizza, a Tri-Tip based Cheese Steak Pizza, turned out great.\u00a0 The tomato sauce was a delicious foundation to this famous pizza sandwich combination.\u00a0 The tomatoes were bright and tasty and, dare I say, fresh tasting even though they came out of a can.\u00a0 I recently came upon my first pizzeria

Reach in and squash these puppies between your fingers.<\/p><\/div> where that made their tomato sauce from fresh tomatoes every day.\u00a0 I will be telling you all about this place soon enough, but it was the first place I had come across that did this.\u00a0 Quality canned tomatoes are used by so many pizzeria because they are good, or even great, and also consistent.\u00a0 And, in this case, they were all of the above.\u00a0 Delicious.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

I wanted to use the grilled sausage and try another version of this concept, basically using the same ingredients as before, but what could I do differently?<\/p>\n

What about adding the tomatoes on top after the bake?\u00a0 I am a huge fan of this concept.

In a few minutes you get this. It’s that easy. This sauce added to your repertoire alone will make any home pizza better in my opinion.<\/p><\/div> If you have been reading my pizza recipe rantings, you’ll have seen quite a few examples of this.\u00a0 The cool ingredient layer, on top of a hot pizza, adds another taste sensation and even a new flavor profile to the experience.\u00a0 A cool, or room temperature sauce just tastes different than a cooked sauce.\u00a0 This isn’t to say that one way is better than the other.\u00a0 It is just different.\u00a0 It is another way to extract flavors in a different way and experience something in a unique way. <\/p>\n

My final thought was to make this pizza a little more about the tomato sauce.\u00a0 A tomato sauce sandwich pizza.\u00a0 Stay with me.\u00a0 Let’s go make the pizza. <\/p>\n

A Tomato Sauce Sandwich Pizza<\/h2>\n

The first layer of our Tomato Sauce Sandwich Pizza<\/p><\/div>Peter’s Classic Dough *Recipe:\u00a0 Peter’s Classic Dough<\/a><\/p>\n

Simply Red Tomatoes turned into Peter’s Crushed Tomato Sauce
*Any quality canned tomato will work.\u00a0 *Crushed Tomato Sauce Recipe<\/a><\/p>\n

Grated Mozzarella
Grated Provolone
Sliced and Sauteed Onions and Yellow Peppers
Sliced left over Grilled Sausage\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Simply Red Tomatoes AGAIN turned into Peter’s Crushed Tomato Sauce
Chopped Mom’s Soy Pickled Jalape\u00f1os *See recipe in our Instructional Section<\/p>\n

After the sauce, add the cheese, sliced grilled sausage, sauteed onions and peppers.<\/p><\/div>Peter’s Crushed Tomato Sauce is a perfect pizza sauce. Once you make it a few times following his recipe, you can start to do it on your own, just adding what feels right.\u00a0 This is so simple and tastes so fresh I really don’t see any reason to do anything else when I’m using a tomato sauce.\u00a0 When I first tried it after reading Peter’s book, “American Pie: My Search for the Perfect Pizza,” I literally thought, “This is it! This is the perfect pizza sauce.”\u00a0 Now I know perfect is not possible, but this may be an exception.<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Build:<\/p>\n

After about 7-8 minutes pull out the piping hot pie.<\/p><\/div>Build the pizza by placing the Crushed Tomato Sauce on the dough.<\/p>\n

Add the mixture of Grated Mozzerella and Provolone
*I used about 3\/4 Mozzarella and 1\/4 Provolone <\/p>\n

Add the sliced Grilled Sausages <\/p>\n

Add saut\u00e9ed onions and peppers<\/p>\n

Place pizza into a pre-heated (550 Degree) oven on your pizza stone.\u00a0 If you have it, switch the oven over to Convection Bake.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

It looked good, but we are not finished. You have to put the lid on this sandwich.<\/p><\/div>Check the pizza in about 7 Minutes.\u00a0 When it’s done, remove it.<\/p>\n

I have to point out the decent charring right out of my home oven!\u00a0 It makes a a visual and flavorful difference to the finished pizza.<\/p>\n

Here’s where the Tomato Sauce Sandwich comes in.\u00a0 I placed another layer of the cool\/room temperature Tomato Sauce on top of the hot pie.\u00a0 Looks good!\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Add the chopped Jalape\u00f1os to your taste.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Add a little grated Parmessan Cheese over the top if you like.<\/p>\n

How good does this look? It will be cool at first but, slowly warm up as the top sauce layer sits on the pizza.<\/p><\/div>Cut and dig in quickly.\u00a0 You’ll want to experience this first slice as the top layer of tomato sauce is still relatively cool.\u00a0 It’s a wonderful experience biting into it as you feel the warm dough on your tongue and the cool bright tomatoes on the roof of your mouth.\u00a0 You get the best of both worlds, a warm cooked tomato sauce and a fresh cool tomato sauce in one bite.\u00a0 It is a truly unique experience.\u00a0 But, it’s going to change as the heat from the pizza warms up that top layer.\u00a0 So, enjoy the first slice for what it is.\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Finish this all off with a little grated parmesan cheese and don’t forget the jalapenos!<\/p><\/div>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Thinking back now, I suppose it would be interesting to serve a piping hot pizza with a side of cool sauce to place on each bite, or slice as you eat the whole pie?\u00a0 Hmmm\u2026.<\/p>\n

Don’t let anyone claim that this new trend didn’t start here!<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

Enjoy!<\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/p>\n

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