Tony’s Marinara Sauce
Marinara sauce is an important component in a lot of the food we eat. While my mom owns her kitchen and controls everything that goes on in it, my Dad helps out a lot. They are a great team and its wonderful to watch them in action. My Dad, Tony - aka, Mary's Sous Chef makes the sauce. We make enough to freeze and the recipe below makes about 8-10 cups.
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Ingredients
- 3 cans tomatoes crushed
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 small onion chopped
- 8 cloves garlic finely chopped
- 12 basil leaves chopped
- 3 tablespoon parsley chopped
- 3 tablespoon tomato paste
- 3 bay leaves
- 9 sprigs thyme chopped
- 3 sprigs rosemary chopped
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon crushed hot pepper
- salt to taste
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Instructions
- In a large pot, heat olive oil over medium heat. Add onion and cook until translucent, about 8-10 minutes. Then, add the garlic and cook for a few more minutes until slightly brown. Add tomato paste, then the crushed tomatoes, basil, parsley, bay leaves, thyme, rosemary, oregano, hot pepper and salt. Raise the heat to medium-high, bring to a boil, and then simmer for 1 hour, stirring every once in a while until the sauce is thick.