Delicious Homemade Italian Marinara Sauce - Red Sauce Recipe

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A simple Marinara sauce is a staple in Italian cooking. It's easy to make, freezes well, and can be used in so many recipes. It's perfect over pasta or to make pizza, Parmesan dishes and most tomato based Italian recipes.
There is no reason to buy store bought when you can make a big pot of sauce and use some and freeze the rest. I like to freeze small and large containers so I have different sizes to use no matter what I'm making.

Sugar's Marinara Sauce

3-4 tablespoons olive oil
4 -28 oz cans crushed tomatoes or whole plum tomatoes in sauce
6-8 cloves of garlic, chopped
1/2 of a medium size onion, chopped or 1 whole small onion, chopped
1/3 cup fresh basil, torn or cut into long strips
2 bay leaves
1 can of water
Salt and fresh ground black pepper
Pinch of sugar (optional)

Directions:

Heat olive oil in large pot. Add onions and garlic and a good sprinkle of salt and pepper. Cook over medium high heat for about 5 minutes until onions are transparent but making sure the onions and garlic don't burn.
Add the crushed tomatoes along with a can of water and the fresh basil. If you are using the whole tomatoes, blend them in the bender or use an immersion blender to chop them right in the pot. You can also do what I do and give them a good squeeze with your hands.

Allow sauce to simmer uncovered over medium high heat for about 30 -45 minutes until thickened. Be sure the sauce is simmering but not boiling and give it a good stir now and then so it doesn't stick or burn on the bottom.
Once sauce is done remove it from the heat, taste to see if it needs any more salt and pepper.

Tips:
If using the whole tomatoes the best ones to buy are the San Marzano plum tomatoes. They come whole so you will need to crush them before using. You can put them in the blender or just give them a good squeeze with your hands and crush them.

A pinch of red pepper flakes adds a nice spice to the sauce.

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[pacoeustaquio]

Hi Sugar!

Good recipe for red sauce, have you ever tried to add red wine instead of water?

Thank you for sharing your videos and cooking ideas!

[CookingwithSugarTV]

@pacoeustaquio Yes wine is great in the sauce. This is just the basic recipe but I use this sauce in so many creative ways. Thanks for the feedback and happy cooking. :)

[CaitlinCooks]

OMG!!! Adding this video to my "favorites" I'm starving right now! Looks delish!

[CookingwithSugarTV]

@CaitlinCooks Glad you like it honey. It's super easy and the base to so many other recipes. Thanks for watching. :)

[GoodKnitKisses]

Omg you crack me up Sugar! "can you see the cans?!" I am so glad to know my sauce is considered homemade when I use cans. People always love my sauce but I thought I was cheating somehow if it wasn't "fresh". I do combined stewed tomatoes, sauce & paste sometimes too but I add oregano to the mix eyeballed and tasted.

[CookingwithSugarTV]

@GoodKnitKisses I know right!!! I mean as apposed to buying the jarred stuff that never tastes good. When I had a garden we used to can our own but those days are over. LOL!! Maybe in a year or two when I have more time. :)

[MsAngie1804]

Thank you for the wonderful videos. I will make that for my husband this week:)

[CookingwithSugarTV]

@Gagagirly1 Yum I love it with fish. I make it nice and spicy when I add the fish. :)

[Gagagirly1]

But i now the sauce marinara with fish.

[KissHope]

@CookingwithSugarTV

I think anyone who tries it will be pleasantly surprised. Btw I agree the tomatoes make all the difference in the world and like everything else a good brand is a little more costly especially the special brand you mentioned. I have discovered Dei Fratelli products and now buy them instead of Hunts or Red Gold. Meijer grocery runs a sale here where I live often and a 28 oz can is 1.00 for any of their tomatoe products. Affordable and great tasting.