Marinara Sauce
Ready In - 50 MinutesAverage Reviews
Description
Level
Easy
Yield
2 cups
Prep Time
50 minutes
Marinara sauce is popularly used in Italian-American cuisine. It is a tomato sauce that offers rich and lively tomato flavor to it. To make delicious marinara sauce, you will require basic pantry ingredients like tomatoes, garlic, herbs, and onions. This fresh and simple homemade marinara sauce is easy to prepare, and it is bursting with flavor.
WHY IS MARINARA SAUCE IS THE BEST SAUCE?
Numerous reasons to love this recipe of marinara sauce are as follows:
- The marinara sauce contains only five ingredients, and it has a rich and authentic flavor.
- It is an easy sauce recipe, and it doesn’t require lengthy preparation time.
- The homemade marinara sauce is free from any kind of sugar.
- This super easy sauce recipe yields two cups of sauce, but you can double this recipe if you like.
- The marinara sauce takes less than 60 minutes to prepare. You can easily refrigerate it for five days, and this simple sauce also freezes well.
- This wholesome tomato sauce can be used as a pasta sauce. This delicious sauce tastes fantastic on pasta.
- You can serve the marinara sauce as a dipping sauce for many savory starters and snacks.
- This flavorsome tomato sauce also makes an incredible pizza sauce to prepare different scrumptious pizzas.
The homemade tasty tomato sauce tastes immeasurably better than supermarket sauce, and this classic recipe requires only five basic ingredients. So, let’s hop in.
Ingredients
1. Whole peeled tomatoes - 1 large can (28 ounces)
2. Onion, peeled and halved - 1 medium
3. Garlic cloves, peeled - 2 large cloves
4. Oil - 2 tablespoons
5. Dried oregano - 1 teaspoon
6. Chili flakes or red pepper flakes - pinch or add according to your taste
7. Salt - add to taste
8. Dried basil - 1 tablespoon
You can serve the marinara sauce with (optional): cooked pasta, shakshuka, pizza, mozzarella sticks, parmesan chicken cutlets, etc.
2. Onion, peeled and halved - 1 medium
3. Garlic cloves, peeled - 2 large cloves
4. Oil - 2 tablespoons
5. Dried oregano - 1 teaspoon
6. Chili flakes or red pepper flakes - pinch or add according to your taste
7. Salt - add to taste
8. Dried basil - 1 tablespoon
You can serve the marinara sauce with (optional): cooked pasta, shakshuka, pizza, mozzarella sticks, parmesan chicken cutlets, etc.
Directions
1. To make the sauce, use a medium heavy-bottomed saucepan. In a saucepan, combine whole peeled tomatoes with their juices, halved onions, peeled garlic cloves, oil, and flavorings, i.e., red pepper flakes, dried oregano, and basil.
2. Simmer the sauce over medium-high heat and then reduce the flame. Simmer the sauce on a low flame for about 45 minutes or until the oil droplets float free.
3. By using a wooden spoon stir the tomato sauce occasionally. After 15 minutes crushed the tomatoes against the sides of the pot.
4. Now, remove the saucepan from heat and discard the onion. With a fork, smash the tiny pieces of onion that you find and garlic cloves and stir the sauce well.
5. If you want your sauce to have a smooth consistency, then you can blend the tomato sauce using a hand or a stand blender.
6. Add salt to taste because canned tomatoes are already salty. Mix the salt well in a sauce.
7. Marinara sauce is ready. Serve this tomato sauce hot.
2. Simmer the sauce over medium-high heat and then reduce the flame. Simmer the sauce on a low flame for about 45 minutes or until the oil droplets float free.
3. By using a wooden spoon stir the tomato sauce occasionally. After 15 minutes crushed the tomatoes against the sides of the pot.
4. Now, remove the saucepan from heat and discard the onion. With a fork, smash the tiny pieces of onion that you find and garlic cloves and stir the sauce well.
5. If you want your sauce to have a smooth consistency, then you can blend the tomato sauce using a hand or a stand blender.
6. Add salt to taste because canned tomatoes are already salty. Mix the salt well in a sauce.
7. Marinara sauce is ready. Serve this tomato sauce hot.
