Marinara Sauce

Name: Marinara Sauce
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6 servings
Ingredients: 6 tablespoons virgin olive oil; 225 grams (8 ounces) Spanish onion, diced; 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced; 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves (or ½ teaspoon dried); 4 teaspoons fresh basil leaves (or 1 teaspoon dried); 85 grams (3 ounces) red bell pepper, diced; 1.3 kilograms (1 pound and 14 ounces) skinless plum tomatoes, crushed by hand; 1 tablespoon sugar; Salt to taste

Marinara (mariner's) sauce is a southern Italian tomato sauce usually made with tomatoes, garlic, herbs (such as basil), and onion. However, there are many variations.

45 min · serves 6

Ingredients

6 tablespoons virgin olive oil
225 grams (8 ounces) Spanish onion, diced
4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves (or ½ teaspoon dried)
4 teaspoons fresh basil leaves (or 1 teaspoon dried)
85 grams (3 ounces) red bell pepper, diced
1.3 kilograms (1 pound and 14 ounces) skinless plum tomatoes, crushed by hand
1 tablespoon sugar
Salt to taste

Steps

Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium heat until it shimmers.
Add the onions and garlic, and sauté them for about 2 minutes until the onions are translucent.
Add the thyme, basil and bell pepper. Cook 5 minutes more.
Add the tomatoes and sugar. Bring to a boil and then lower to a light simmer, stirring occasionally for 30 minutes.
Season with salt to taste.
Serve hot by ladling over pasta, seafood or rice.

More recipes with onion, garlic, thyme, basil, bell pepper or tomatoes

Adapted from “Marinara Sauce” in the Wikibooks Cookbook by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Reformatted for this site; this page's recipe text is shared under the same license.