Description
Creamy white garlic pizza sauce elevates ordinary pizzas with Mediterranean charm. Silky smooth ingredients blend perfectly, delivering rich flavor that will delight hungry palates and make home cooking feel like an authentic culinary adventure.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients:
- 1 cup whole milk (or half & half)
- ¼ cup grated Parmesan cheese
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
Thickening and Seasoning Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt (adjust to taste)
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Optional Herbs and Spices:
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
Instructions
- Warm a saucepan over medium heat and gently transform butter into a liquid state, allowing it to melt smoothly without browning.
- Introduce finely chopped garlic to the melted butter, stirring vigorously for approximately 30 seconds until the kitchen fills with an aromatic fragrance and the garlic becomes translucent.
- Sprinkle flour into the butter-garlic mixture, whisking continuously to create a pale, cohesive roux that eliminates any raw flour undertones.
- Slowly stream milk into the roux, maintaining constant whisking to prevent potential lumps from forming, and allow the mixture to simmer and thicken for 2-3 minutes until it reaches a velvety consistency.
- Incorporate Parmesan cheese, creating a luxurious texture, and season with salt, black pepper, dried oregano, and optional red pepper flakes, stirring until the cheese completely dissolves and the sauce achieves a silky, uniform appearance.
- Remove the saucepan from the heat source, allowing the garlic pizza sauce to cool slightly and develop deeper flavors before spreading it generously across prepared pizza dough.
Notes
- Choose fresh, high-quality garlic for the most intense and authentic flavor profile.
- Grate Parmesan cheese directly from a block for superior melting and richer taste compared to pre-shredded versions.
- Control sauce thickness by adjusting milk quantity – add more for a lighter sauce or reduce for a denser consistency.
- Transform this sauce into a versatile base for other dishes like pasta, breadsticks, or as a dipping sauce for appetizers.
- Prep Time: 2 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Appetizer
- Method: Sautéing
- Cuisine: Italian
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 4
- Calories: 450
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 500mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 53g
- Fiber: 8g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 80mg