Pasta Sauce Marinara

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Known as an Italian recipe, with similar versions prepared across other nations.

Ingredients 9 ingredients

Contains GlutenEggs Read from the ingredients, not verified. Check labels.

Keep children and pets away from the hob and the oven, and keep oven gloves and a lid within reach.

Hot oil. Never put water on an oil fire: turn off the heat and cover the pan with a lid or a damp tea towel. Pat food dry before it goes into hot oil, and lower it in gently, away from you.
Sharp knives. Cut on a board that doesn't slip (a damp cloth under it helps), and curl the fingers of the hand that holds the food.

Here is a marinara sauce from Bugialli on Pasta. As he points out, "marinara" means in Italy that tomatoes are added to garlic and oil. Supposedly, fishermen made the sauce and needed something quick and easy.
Marinara Sauce Directions: 1) Finely chop the garlic and, separately, coarsely chop the parsley. 2) Heat oil over medium heat and saute chopped ingredients for about two minutes, without permitting them to color too much. 3) Cut fresh tomatoes into 1 inch pieces. Add either fresh or canned tomatoes to the pan and cook for 25 minutes more, stirring occasionally. 4) Pass contents of pan through a food mill, using disc with the smallest holes. (Option: omit the food mill step if you prefer tomato "chunks.") Season with salt and pepper to taste. 5) Reduce sauce over medium heat for 10 minutes and serve. to "chunks.") Season with salt and pepper to taste. 5) Reduce sauce over medium heat for 10 minutes and serve.