Post by Loupy on Mar 19, 2014 16:42:32 GMT -7
Easy Marinara Sauce
From: Julia @ juliasalbum.com/
One of the best and most delicious pasta sauce recipes is a simple marinara sauce, which can be served over a large variety of pasta
(fettuccine, linguine, short and long pasta, etc.).
Perhaps, most often it is served over spaghetti as a meatless spaghetti sauce or spaghetti marinara.
So, what is a marinara sauce? Marinara sauce is a basic tomato sauce, made with tomatoes, garlic, onions, and herbs (usually basil),
some red pepper flakes, and a little bit of red wine.
Marinara sauce is meant to be very simple. There is no need to over-think this sauce. There is no need to over-complicate it with more ingredients. The deliciousness of this sauce comes from its simplicity.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour, 10 minutes
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
5 garlic cloves, chopped
28 oz can whole plum tomatoes
1 tablespoon basil
1/4 cup red wine
salt and pepper
1/2 pound linguine or fettuccine pasta
Garnish:
grated Parmesan cheese
green onions, chopped
Instructions:
Heat olive oil over medium heat, add onion, garlic and cook until softened, about 3 minutes.
Add tomatoes and basil and wine and cook the sauce on medium-low heat, while it simmers covered, for about 30 minutes.
Place the sauce in food processor and process until puree consistency.
Return the sauce to the same pan, re-heat gently and add salt and pepper to taste.
In the mean time, cook pasta according to the package instructions.
Drain.
Add pasta to the cooking pan with the sauce.
When serving, top each serving of pasta with grated Parmesan cheese and chopped green onions.
From: Julia @ juliasalbum.com/
One of the best and most delicious pasta sauce recipes is a simple marinara sauce, which can be served over a large variety of pasta
(fettuccine, linguine, short and long pasta, etc.).
Perhaps, most often it is served over spaghetti as a meatless spaghetti sauce or spaghetti marinara.
So, what is a marinara sauce? Marinara sauce is a basic tomato sauce, made with tomatoes, garlic, onions, and herbs (usually basil),
some red pepper flakes, and a little bit of red wine.
Marinara sauce is meant to be very simple. There is no need to over-think this sauce. There is no need to over-complicate it with more ingredients. The deliciousness of this sauce comes from its simplicity.
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour, 10 minutes
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
5 garlic cloves, chopped
28 oz can whole plum tomatoes
1 tablespoon basil
1/4 cup red wine
salt and pepper
1/2 pound linguine or fettuccine pasta
Garnish:
grated Parmesan cheese
green onions, chopped
Instructions:
Heat olive oil over medium heat, add onion, garlic and cook until softened, about 3 minutes.
Add tomatoes and basil and wine and cook the sauce on medium-low heat, while it simmers covered, for about 30 minutes.
Place the sauce in food processor and process until puree consistency.
Return the sauce to the same pan, re-heat gently and add salt and pepper to taste.
In the mean time, cook pasta according to the package instructions.
Drain.
Add pasta to the cooking pan with the sauce.
When serving, top each serving of pasta with grated Parmesan cheese and chopped green onions.