Semi Homemade Marinara Sauce Recipes

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large (12-inch) skillet. Add the onion and saute over medium heat until translucent, 5 to 10 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 1 more minute. Add the wine and cook on high heat, scraping up all the brown bits in the pan, until almost all the liquid evaporates, about 3 minutes. Stir in the tomatoes, parsley, salt, and pepper. Cover, and simmer on the lowest heat for 15 minutes.

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• In a stockpot, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until softened, 3-4 minutes. Add 2 tablespoons garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add tomatoes, water and 1/2 cup basil; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, until tomatoes are completely broken down and soft, about 1 hour, stirring occasionally., Press tomato mixture through a food mill into a large bowl; discard skins and seeds. Return tomato mixture to stockpot; add 1/2 cup of remaining basil, oregano and remaining garlic. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until thickened, 3-1/2 to 4 hours, stirring occasionally. Add tomato paste and remaining 1/4 cup of basil; season with salt and pepper. , Add 1 tablespoon plus 1-1/2 teaspoons lemon juice to each of 3 hot 1-1/2-pint jars. Ladle hot mixture into jars, leaving 1/2-in. headspace. Remove air bubbles and adjust headspace, if necessary, by adding hot mixture. Wipe rims. Center lids on jars; screw on bands until fingertip tight., Place jars into canner with simmering water, ensuring that they are completely covered with water. Bring to a boil; process for 40 minutes. Remove jars and cool.

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until softened, 3-4 minutes. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Add tomatoes, Italian seasoning, salt, pepper and sugar; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 10 minutes.

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• For the fresh tomato: Boil water in a large stock pot. While the water is boiling, cut an X in the bottom of each tomato. Prepare a large bowl with ice water and set aside. Place the tomatoes in the boiling water for 1 to 2 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and place in the ice water to stop the cooking process. Remove the skin from the tomatoes and cut each in half. Over bowl topped with a mesh bowl, squeeze the juice and seed from the tomatoes. Dice the tomaotes and place the tomatoes along with the juice in a bowl and set aside.
• For the Sauce: Heat oil in a large stock pot over medium heat. Add the onions and peppers, saute for 8-10 minutes, until softened. Stir often. Add sugar, garlic, Mrs. Dash, dried basil, oregano and red pepper flakes and balsalmic vinegar. Stir and cook for 1 minute. Add the bay leaves, broth, parm. cheese, fresh and canned tomato. Stir, reduce heat to low and simmer, covered for 50 minutes, stirring often. Add the fresh herbs, stir and continue to simmer for and addtional 40 minutes, stirring often. Remove from heat. If the sauce is too chunky for you, puree to desired consistency.

Steps:

• Heat a medium saucepan over medium-low heat. Add the oil and allow it to warm for 1 minute, then add the garlic and cook, stirring constantly, until golden brown and fragrant, 2 minutes.
• Stir in the crushed tomatoes, sugar, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/8 teaspoon pepper and crushed red pepper flakes if desired. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until the flavors meld, 7 minutes. Season with salt, pepper or sugar to taste.