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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> Caribbean >> Cuban

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Saute onion in olive oil for about 4 minutes on med-high heat, you can add more oil to coat onions well. | 2. Add garlic and cook for additional 3 minutes. | 3. Add tomato paste, tomato sauce, bay leaf, seasonings, and brown sugar. | 4. Simmer uncovered on med-low for 30 minutes or until thick. Watch out for splattering and stir frequently. | 5. (Here, you can chose to refrigerate the sauce overnight or use it immediately). | 6. (Optional). | 7. To make this pizza with a more authentic Latin taste, you can make a roux: | 8. Saute flour in 2 T of butter until lightly golden. | 9. Add can of enchilada sauce. | 10. You may chose to add cumin, garlic, brown sugar, and beef broth to taste. | 11. Simmer this at med-low until thickened. | 12. Mix into pizza sauce a little at a time to taste (the more you add, the spicier it will be). | 13. Spray olive oil spray on tops of pizza crusts. | 14. Add about 1/2 cup sauce to pizza (be careful to not add too much). | 15. Crumble some cojita cheese and add about 1/2 cup of other cheeses. | 16. Add any other toppings such as peperoni or Canadian bacon. | 17. Top with more cheese and bake as directed for whatever type of crust you have. | 18. Enjoy! | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
olive oil	3	tablespoons		358.02	0.0	0.0	40.5
garlic	2	tablespoons	diced	25.33	5.6202	1.0812	0.085
onion	1		used	44.0	10.274000000000001	1.21	0.11
tomato paste	6	ounces	roasted	139.4795	32.1653	7.3482	0.7995
no salt tomato sauce	22	ounces	no-salt-added	149.6853	33.1179	7.4843	1.8711
bay leaf	1			-	-	-	-
cumin	1/2	teaspoon		3.9375	0.4645	0.187	0.2338
oregano	1	teaspoon		2.65	0.6892	0.09	0.0428
salt	1/4	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
pepper	1/4	teaspoon		1.4432	0.3677	0.0597	0.0187
brown sugar	1 1/4	1/4		1045.0	269.7475	0.33	0.0
cotija cheese	10	ounces		1037.5914	11.2547	56.699	85.0485
cheese	5		used part-skim	2382.75	15.795	144.45	193.995
pizza crust	4 -6			-	-	-	-
butter			unsalted	-	-	-	-
masa corn flour	2	tablespoons		51.7275	10.9141	1.2056	0.5258
enchilada sauce	12	ounces	mild	136.0776	28.3382	5.6812	0.0
beef broth	12	ounces	low sodium	23.8136	0.1361	3.8782	0.7484

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.