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marinara sauce recipe

Marinara Sauce Recipe

Barbara Felicità Lucchini
Marinara sauce recipe is very simple, cheap and quick to make. This authentic Italian recipe wants only 4 ingredients: tomatoes, extra virgin olive oil, garlic and oregano.
Marinara sauce is a very popular dressing for Italian families. A concentrate of flavors and aromas that recall the summer and the Mediterranean regions.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Sauce
Cuisine Italian
Servings 4
Calories 150 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 500 g tomatoes - 1,1 pound (fresh San Marzano tomatoes, or Tomato Passata or canned Peeled Tomatoes)
  • 4 tablespoons olive oil - extra virgin
  • 1 teaspoon oregano - (dried)
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 tablespoon parsley - fresh and chopped (optional)
  • fine - to taste

Instructions
 

  • Cut the garlic into small pieces then sautè it in a large pan with the extra virgin olive oil.
  • If you have chosen peeled tomatoes (fresh or canned), crush them coarsely with a fork. In this case you will get a more rustic sauce with chunks of tomato. If, on the other hand, you have chosen passata, you will get a smoother, more uniform sauce. It's a matter of taste.
  • Add the tomatoes to the garlic soffritto, stir well and let it cook for about 15 minutes. Finally, add a pinch of fine salt.
  • Add the oregano and, if you like, also a tablespoon of finely chopped fresh parsley.
  • Stir to mix the spices well and turn off the heat. The marinara sauce is ready. You can use it for dressing pasta or pizza. Or it can be eaten plain, either hot or cold, depending on how you want to use it.

Notes

PLEASE NOTE: Garlic should be crushed or cut into very small pieces. In this way it will be able to cook in about 10 to 15 minutes and will be more digestible releasing all its aroma. Garlic is a key ingredient in this recipe for this reason we do not recommend leaving it whole and then removing it as in other recipes.

Nutrition

Serving: 100gCalories: 150kcalCarbohydrates: 6gProtein: 1gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 2gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gSodium: 7mgPotassium: 314mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 1134IUVitamin C: 19mgCalcium: 25mgIron: 1mg
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