Homemade Marinara Sauce Recipe
Ready to learn how to make homemade marinara sauce? This delicious recipe is easy and foolproof. You'll never want store-bought sauce again!
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 113.75kcal
Equipment
- 1 Large Saute Pan
- 1 Mason Jar (for leftover storage)
Ingredients
- 1 (4oz) small onion, roughly chopped may substitute with shallots
- 3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, plus more if needed good quality first-pressed olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic, sliced (or minced/crushed)
- 2 tbsp double concentrated tomato paste
- 1 can (28 oz) whole peeled San Marzano tomatoes (may use crushed, diced, or puree)
- Pinch of crushed Red Pepper flakes (OPTIONAL)
- ¼ cup water, if needed (OPTIONAL)
- 1 bunch of fresh basil leaves (chopped, torn, or whole)
Instructions
- First, prepare your mise en place: gather your ingredients, which include: extra virgin olive oil, roughly chopped onions, sliced garlic, pinch of crushed red pepper flakes (optional), open canned tomatoes, tomato paste, salt/pepper, and rinsed fresh basil. Set aside.
- Next, heat up a couple tablespoons of olive oil in a large saute pan or skillet over medium heat. Once heated, add the onions and sweat them down until translucent in color (about 3-4 minutes).
- Then, add the garlic and cook until fragrant/golden brown. Add the crushed red pepper flakes and infuse it in the oil for about a minute.
- Next, add tomato paste and canned tomatoes to the saucepan and stir until well combined. If using whole peeled tomatoes like me, crush the tomatoes in the pan with a masher or spatula. Taste and season with salt, pepper, and basil. Bring to a boil and then reduce heat to low and simmer for at least 15 minutes (may simmer longer for better results).
- Remove from heat and enjoy with some pasta, bread, or other foods! Yummmy!
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Notes
- Only add water as needed to the sauce if either using tomatoes that don't have much liquid or if the sauce is reduced significantly.