Pepperoni Sauce


Ingredients

  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 small white onion, small dice
  • 8 oz pepperoni, chopped
  • 1 tsp fennel seed, roasted and ground
  • 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
  • 14 0z can fire roasted tomatoes
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • 2 tbsp garlic
  • salt and pepper to taste

Directions

  1. Toast the fennel seed and grind it in a spice grinder
  2. In a large saucepan, sauté onion and garlic in oil for 5 minutes
  3. Add the pepperoni, cook for 5 minutes
  4. Add the fennel seed and red pepper flakes
  5. Add the tomatoes and stock
  6. Bring up to a simmer, reduce heat, and cover
  7. Cook for 45-60 minutes
  8. Blend with an immersion blend or normal blender in batches