marinara sauce
Delicious marinara sauce for all your favorite pasta dishes
yield
serving(s)
prep time
20 Min
cook time
1 Hr
method
Stove Top
Ingredients For marinara sauce
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1 lgonion, chopped
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1 Tbspolive oil
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2 Tbspbutter (not margarine)
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1 Tbspgarlic, minced
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6 oztomato paste
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1 1/2 Tbspbasil, dried (or a large handful of fresh basil)
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1 1/2 tspsalt
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1/4 tspblack pepper
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1 Tbspsugar
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1/4 tspred pepper flakes
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4 - 28 ozcanned whole tomatoes
How To Make marinara sauce
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1In a large stock pot over medium heat, add butter and olive oil. Add chopped onion (I puree my sauce at the end so I don't worry about big chunks) cook and stir til translucent -
2Add remaining ingredients (garlic, herbs and tomato) Stir together and add 1 of the 28oz cans of water to the sauce.
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3With a stick blender, blend to your desired consistency. My daughter hates chunks so mine is always well pureed. If you don't have a stick blender, you can alternately blend your sauce in a blender - carefully....
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4Bring to bubbly, slightly cover pot and simmer for at least 30 minutes. I actually simmer most of the day . When I make meatballs (recipe coming), I simmer them in the sauce all day.
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