What's better for your pizza sauce - canned tomatoes or fresh ones? On the first episode of "Restaurant Secrets with Joey Karvelas", Joey (the founder of Karvelas Pizza Co) lets us in on the secret of canned tomatoes. With just one can of San Marzano tomatoes, he shows us how we can make three iconic tomato sauces. First, he makes a simple no-cook pizza sauce. Then, he makes a chunky marinara sauce. Finally, he makes a Sunday Red Sauce that will have your kitchen smelling like an Italian restaurant.

To try Joey’s food for yourself, either make these recipes or visit any of his Karvelas Pizza Co restaurants. Now you’re a restaurant insider!

TOMATO SAUCE RECIPES

Pizza Shop Sauce
Ingredients:
Can of San Marzano tomatoes
Small can of tomato puree
Salt & pepper
Oregano
Basil
Optional: garlic and sugar

Recipe:
Pour tomatoes into a bowl and puree with an immersion blender.
Add all remaining ingredients together and mix well.
Do not cook until putting sauce on pizza.

Marinara Sauce
Ingredients:
Can of San Marzano tomatoes
Garlic
Olive oil
Salt
Basil.

Recipe:
Crush tomatoes by hand into a pot and add all remaining ingredients.
Cook at low heat for 45 minutes to an hour or until you smell the delicious smell.

Sunday Red Sauce
Ingredients:
Can of San Marzano tomatoes
Carrots
Celery
Onion
Garlic
Olive oil
Salt
Oregano
Basil
Optional: Sweet Italian sausage link

Recipe:
Heat oil in a pot on the burner
Add sausage and brown on all sides.
Remove sausage and add diced onion, carrots, celery, garlic.
Once veggies are very tender, add a little juice from the tomato can.
Puree with immersion blender and add the rest of tomatoes.
Cook at low heat until tomatoes are tender and then puree with emersion blender. Add seasoning and sausage. Cook at low heat for 3 – 4 hours stirring frequently.