classic marinara sauce for the slow cooker

Mission Viejo, CA
Updated on Aug 26, 2012

A rich and full-bodied marinara sauce usually takes a couple of hours of stovetop simmering. This recipe makes enough to sauce 3 pounds of pasta.Source unknown

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Ingredients

  • - 2 tbsp. olive oil
  • - two onions, minced
  • - six garlic cloves minced
  • - 2 tablespoons tomato paste
  • - 2 tablespoons minced fresh oregano or 2 teaspoons dried
  • - two anchovy fillets, rinsed and minced
  • - pinch of red pepper flakes
  • - 1 cup dry red wine
  • - one can crushed tomatoes, 28 ounces
  • - one can diced tomatoes, drained, 28 ounces
  • - one can 28 ounces tomato sauce
  • - 2 tablespoon soy sauce
  • - 1/2 cup minced fresh basil
  • - 2 teaspoons sugar, plus extra as needed
  • - salt and pepper

How To Make classic marinara sauce for the slow cooker

  • Step 1
    heat oil in a 12 inch skillet over medium-high heat until shimmering. Add onions, garlic, tomato paste, oregano, anchovies, and red pepper flakes and cook until onions are softened and lightly browned, 8-10 minutes. Stir in wine, scraping up any browned bits, and simmer until thickened, about five minutes; transfer to slow cooker. Stir crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, and soy sauce into slow cooker. Cover and cook until sauce is deeply flavored, 9 to 11 on low or 5 -- 7 hours on high.
  • Step 2
    Before serving, stir in basil and sugar and season with salt, pepper and additional sugar to taste.

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