marinara sauce

Name: Marinara Sauce
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 3
Cuisine: Italian
Ingredients: 2 clove(s) garlic, lightly mashed; 1/4 cup(s) olive oil; 2 pound(s) ripe plum tomatoes; 8-10 - fresh basil leaves, torn in pieces; to taste - salt

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Beverley Williams

San Antonio, TX

Updated on Sep 20, 2015

This is the sauce I serve with cheese sticks or bread as an appetizer at parties.

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prep time 10 Min

cook time 20 Min

method Stove Top

yield 3 cups

Ingredients

2 cloves garlic, lightly mashed
1/4 cup olive oil
2 pounds ripe plum tomatoes
8-10 - fresh basil leaves, torn in pieces
to taste - salt

How To Make marinara sauce

Step 1

Peel, seed and chop the tomatoes

Step 2

In a large skillet, over medium heat, cook the garlic until golden (about 4 minutes). Press occasionally with the back of a spoon.
Step 3

Add the tomatoes and salt.
Step 4

Bring to a simmer
Step 5

Cook, stirring often, until the sauce is thick. (About 15-20 minutes.
Step 6

Stir in the basil leaves and cook for 2 minutes more,
Step 7

Serve over pasta or as a dipping sauce for bread or cheese sticks.
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