Basic Marinara

Who doesn’t love pasta and marinara sauce. This is one of my staple recipes that I use in many italian pasta dishes. A great family favorite!

Ingedients:

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 medium sweet onion

4-6 cloves of fresh garlic

1/2 tsp of dried oregano

1 small can of tomato paste

2 large cans of crushed tomatoes

1/2 cup water

couple dashes of hot sauce up to 1 tsp (depends on your taste for spicy food)

1/4 tsp sugar

Heat oil in pot. Add onions and cook for a minute or so. Add garlic and saute for another minute or so. Add can of tomato paste and stir. Add hot sauce, oregano and water and cook until it starts to bubble. Add sugar and stir. Add crushed tomatoes and stir. Cover with lid cracked open and simmer for one hour, stirring occasionally.

There are so many variations on this – the most popular is adding a can of beer or 1/2 cup of red wine before adding water. Future sauce recipes will include different variations, but this is the most simple and delicious to incorporate into other basic recipes.

I love the basic recipe with pasta and a sprinkle of parmesan or romano cheese….yummy!