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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
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 5 minutes
Course: Sauce
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients Method Notes

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

Method
 

  1. In a sauce pan, heat your olive oil on low heat
  2. Add your garlic and chili flakes and cook for a few minutes until fragrant
  3. Add the wine, careful because it will splatter a bit and let them simmer for 5 mins
  4. 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
  5. Add your tomatoes or canned/jarred chopped tomatoes into the pot
  6. Add basil, salt, black pepper,and dry oregano
  7. Bring them to a simmer and lightly squish the tomatoes
  8. Add the water, cover and simmer for 40mins
  9. 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
  10. You can also blend the sauce if you want a liquidy sauce

Notes

Store in airtight container in fridge for up to a week