| Marinara
Sauce
Marinara Sauce is a
type of red tomato sauce that is made without meat. This
sauce is considered a quick sauce that will take 30 minutes
to be ready and serve. You will not believe that
a spaghetti sauce can taste this good and take so little time
to make. The recipes in this book represent Southern Italian
cuisine.
Enjoy!
Ingredients
- three ounces of olive
oil
- one small onion
- 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- 1/2 teaspoon of pepper
- four cloves of fresh garlic
- two leaves of basil cut small (fresh
basil if possible)
- one twelve ounce can of tomato sauce
(Hunts)
- one tablespoon of parsley
- two leaves of mint
- two leaves of rosemary
Tools needed
- large sauce pan
- large frying pan
Yield
- serve with one pound
of spaghetti (4 servings)
Procedure
- In a frying pan, pour
in olive oil, (extra virgin)
- about 1/4 inch or less in the pain
- add one small chopped (diced) onion
- fry in oil until limp and translucent.
Do not burn.
- add four cloves of garlic chopped very
small
- add the garlic after a minute or so
of the onions
- add 1/2 teaspoon of salt
- add 1/2 teaspoon of pepper
- add a couple of chopped basil
- add a couple of leaves of parsley
- add a couple of leaves of mint
- after frying for about ten minutes,
place in sauce pan
In a large sauce pan
- add contents of frying
pan to sauce pan
- add one can of tomato sauce (Hunts)
- then fill the can half way up with
water
- then add the water
- add a couple of leaves of rosemary
- stir in pan
- cook on low heat for about twenty minutes
Special Hints/Tips
- This is a quick sauce
that is vegetarian
- In a separate large sauce pan, cook
one pound
- of spaghetti or your choice of pasta
as per
- instructions on the package
- Sprinkle with Romano or Parmesan cheese
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