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Marinara Sauce
Use it with your pasta or on your pizza, this sauce is basic and epic
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Prep Time
20
minutes
mins
Cook Time
45
minutes
mins
Total Time
1
hour
hr
5
minutes
mins
Course
Sauce
Cuisine
Italian
Ingredients
3
tbsp
olive oil
5
large
sliced garlic cloves
1/2
cup
red wine
optional
1
tbsp
chili flakes
5-6
fresh basil leaves
1
kg
ripe tomatoes
or 1 cup chopped tomatoes
1
tsp
salt
1
cup
water
1
tsp
black pepper
freshly grinded
Instructions
In a sauce pan, heat your olive oil on low heat
Add your garlic and chili flakes and cook for a few minutes until fragrant
Add the wine, careful because it will splatter a bit and let them simmer for 5 mins
If using fresh tomatoes, you don’t need to peel them. If they aren’t super ripe then you can peel them if you don’t want a chunky sauce at the end
Add your tomatoes or canned/jarred chopped tomatoes into the pot
Add basil, salt, black pepper,and dry oregano
Bring them to a simmer and lightly squish the tomatoes
Add the water, cover and simmer for 40mins
Once all is cooked you can simmer with the pot open if you want a thick sauce for pizzas or keep as is if using for pasta
You can also blend the sauce if you want a liquidy sauce
Notes
Store in airtight container in fridge for up to a week