Lost Dishes: Melrose Pizzeria

Melrose Pizzeria: Pizza Sauce

Pizza was first served in St. Louis in 1946 by Amedeo Fiore at his Melrose Pizzeria. In a classic 1947 St. Louis Post-Dispatch article, Fiore demonstrated how to make pizza – the first documentation of what we today call St. Louis style pizza. The article also included the recipe for Fiore's pizza sauce.


Simmer for one-half hour	Spread pizza sauce

Pizza Sauce

Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, April 13, 1947

Ingredients

2 Tbsp finely chopped onion
1 clove minced garlic
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 can tomato paste
1 tsp basil
1/2 tsp salt

Preparation

In a skillet, fry lightly chopped onion and minced garlic in olive oil. Thin tomato paste with an equal amount of water, and add to mixture in skillet, with basil and salt. Simmer for one-half hour and stir frequently to prevent burning.