Authentic Marinara Recipe
Naples, Italy
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Introduction & history
The basic marinara sauce is prepared with only tomatoes, garlic, extra virgin olive oil, salt, and herbs, most notably oregano, parsley, or basil. Variations on this basic recipe include the addition of onion, white wine, and chili pepper. Although fresh tomatoes are preferred, most recipes call for canned ones or tomato passata to speed up the preparation process.
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Cooking tips
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how to peel the tomatoes
To peel the tomatoes, first, make an incision at the bottom of each and submerge them shortly in boiling water, then put them in cold water and peel away. -
canned tomatoes
If using canned tomatoes, blitz them in a blender before preparing the sauce to speed up the preparation process.
Traditional Marinara Sauce
PREP 20min
COOK 1h
READY IN 1h 20min
This is the traditional recipe for marinara sauce, which is made with just tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, oregano, parsley, and salt. It gives the option of choosing between fresh tomatoes and passata, the choice of which will impact the cooking time — it will be longer if you opt for fresh tomatoes.
Ingredients
750g (26.5 oz) ripe and peeled tomatoes or tomato passata
1 garlic clove, sliced
extra virgin olive oil, as needed
salt, to taste
dried oregano, to taste
fresh parsley, a handful, chopped (or, frozen parsley), to taste
Preparation
Wash and peel the tomatoes — for instructions on how to peel tomatoes, check our “cooking tips” section.
Add the extra virgin olive oil to the pan, add the garlic, and briefly sauté until golden.
Next, add the finely chopped tomatoes (or, tomato passata) and cook until it turns into a sauce.
Take off heat, then season with salt, oregano, and parsley.
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