Spicy Grandma Sauce

Name: Spicy Grandma Sauce
Yield: Makes 1 quart (about 1 liter)
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 4 grams (1 teaspoon) kosher salt; 1 (794-gram/28-ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes (preferably Bianco DiNapoli), drained; 10 grams (about ⅓ ounce) basil, chopped; 8 grams (about 3) dried Calabrian chiles; 14 grams (about 4) fresh red chiles (bird’s-eye or similar), thinly sliced; 30 grams (5 cloves) garlic, chopped; 40 grams (about 1½ ounces) yellow onion, thinly sliced; 110 grams (½ cup) extra-virgin olive oil, plus more if needed

Preparation info

Makes
1 quart

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Pizza Czar

By Anthony Falco

Published 2021

About

This is based on the sauce I learned from my grandma. She likes spicy things. Hey, Sicilians living in Texas—we’re down with spice. Think of it like an arrabbiata sauce but nobody’s angry.

Ingredients

1 (794-gram/28-ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes (preferably Bianco DiNapoli), drained
4

Americas
United States
Sauce
Texas
Vegan
Gluten-free
Spicy

Method

Put the tomatoes in a large bowl. Using your dominant hand, crush each tomato into walnut-sized pieces. Season with the salt and 55 grams (¼ cup) of the olive oil. Mix thoroughly an