What is the difference between marinara sauce and pizza sauce?!
I also don't like prepared food, I prefer to make my own, and to make it easy I make huge batches and freeze it. So if I were going to make my own pasta sauce, flavored like pizza sauce...what do I put in for the kicker?
Answers: In terms of spices used, I'm thinking it's supposed to be thicker. In prepared varieties, the pizza sauce has a bit of a spicy bite from...? I like it better.
I also don't like prepared food, I prefer to make my own, and to make it easy I make huge batches and freeze it. So if I were going to make my own pasta sauce, flavored like pizza sauce...what do I put in for the kicker?
usually red pepper flakes...my Italian family uses the same ingredients in both sauces......actually we do not refer to them as pizza sauce or spaghetti sauce...just plan old sauce. If you add meat it becomes meat sauce! :o)
Pizza sauce is typically plain tomato
Marinara sauce is typically tomato sauce with seafood
The last time I made pizza I used 2 tablespoons of tomato paste I had in the freezer and put in the same amount of water and a tablespoon of Italian spices, & mixed it up. It was so good, I don't think I will ever buy pizza sauce again.
I thought Marinara was a thinner sauce that doesn't have meat in it.
ok lets see if this helps,
marinara/pizza/spaghetti sauces are all stewed and or roasted tomayo BASED and the spices most widely used are fresh or dried -
oregano
basil
garlic
onion
pepper-black/white
peppers ( wide variety ) -(chiles)
salt
and whatever other herbs acompany the dish your preparing
dill for fish
rosemary for beef and so forth
so go crazy with the herbs and spices you like and when you find your perfect formula then make a big batch and SHARE !!! L.O.L !!
Hope this helps-
"Marinara sauce is a popular, robust Italian sauce made with tomatoes, onions, and herbs. This red sauce tends to be a bit spicier than other standard tomato sauces, with large amounts of garlic, oregano, basil, and even chili pepper. One reason for the popularity of marinara sauce is that it is generally quick and easy to prepare. The simplicity of marinara sauce also makes it a common, versatile base for many great Italian dishes
Marinara sauce originated with sailors in Naples in the 16th century, after the Spaniards introduced the tomato to their neighboring countries. The word marinara is derived from marinaro, which is Italian for “of the sea.” Because of this, many people mistakenly believe marinara sauce includes some type of fish or seafood. However, marinara sauce loosely translates as “the sauce of the sailors,” "