Another Marinara Sauce
I have so many recipes for marinara, my favorite tomato sauce. They must always include lots of garlic and a good red wine. you can adjust the chunkiness when processing. You can also adjust the garlic, olive oil, and sugar to your own taste. I also like a little bit of red pepper flakes for a kick. Here's my latest love of marinara!!
Steps
Pour tomatoes and juice into strainer set over large bowl.
Open tomatoes with hands and remove and discard fibrous cores.
Let tomatoes drain excess liquid , about 5 minutes.
Remove 3 / 4 cup tomatoes from strainer and set aside.
Reserve 2 1 / 2 cups tomato juice and discard remainder.
Heat olive oil in large skillet over medium heat until shimmering.
Add onion and cook , stirring occasionally , until softened and golden around edges , 6 to 8 minutes.
Add garlic and oregano and cook , stirring constantly , until garlic is fragrant , about 30 seconds.
Add tomatoes from strainer and increase heat to medium-high.
Cook , stirring every minute , until liquid has evaporated and tomatoes begin to stick to bottom of pan and brown fond forms around pan edges , 10 to 12 minutes.
Add wine and cook until thick and syrupy , about 1 minute.
Add reserved tomato juice and bring to simmer.
Reduce heat to medium and cook , stirring occasionally and loosening browned bits , until sauce is th.
Ingredients
whole tomatoes, olive oil, onion, garlic cloves, dried oregano, dry red wine, fresh basil, anise seed, extra virgin olive oil, salt & fresh ground pepper, sugar