Marinara sauce
Marinara sauce, from above
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Marinara sauce

The red sauce every Italian kitchen keeps ready. Tomato, garlic, oil, basil. Freeze some.

35 minTime
1 gProtein each
mildSpice
The mother red1 chapter · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayTomato, garlic, oil, basil.
The original
103kcalsame
1 gproteinsame
2 gfibresame
35minutessame

Marinara.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

6 servings
Tomato2 tins peeled plum tomatoes, crushed
Olive oil3½ tbsp
Garlic5 cloves, sliced
Dried mixed herbs (italian seasoning)1 tsp oregano
Basil leavesa handful
Dried red chillia pinch
Saltto taste

Method

3 steps
  1. 1Warm oil with garlic and chilli until garlic is pale gold.
  2. 2Add tomatoes, oregano and salt. Simmer 20 to 25 minutes, stirring.
  3. 3Stir in torn basil. Blend smooth if you like.
Serve it like this

Serve warm in a small bowl for dipping, or ladle onto pasta and top with basil. Keeps a week in the fridge.

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