Easy Tomato Marinara Sauce for Pasta and Pizza
Marinara sauce is made by blanching the tomatoes and simmering them with basic ingredients; that's all!! It can be made chunky or smooth.
Equipment
- 1 Saucepan
- 1 wooden spoon
- 1 Wide pan
Ingredients
- 500 gm whole ripe and red tomatoes. You may peel them before blanching
- 6-7 cloves large cloves garlic peeled and roughly chopped
- 1 pc small onion sliced
- 1/4 cup diced green capsicum
- 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- ½ - 1 tsp dried oregano
- ½ - 1 tsp dried thyme
- ½ - 1 tsp dried basil
- ½ tsp red pepper flakes
- ½ tsp black pepper powder
- ½ tsp to 1 tsp sugar or as needed
- salt to taste
Instructions
- In a medium, heavy-bottomed saucepan blanch the tomatoes and make a puree.
- In another pan, warm the extra virgin olive oil over medium heat. Add onions and sauté for a while.
- Then add chopped garlic and stir fry for a few minutes till fragrant and light golden in color.
- Add the chopped bell peppers and sauté.
- Thereafter add the spice - thyme, basil, oregano, chili flakes and salt. Sauté well for a minute.
- Finally, add the tomato puree and bring to simmer.
- Reduce the flame and cook till the sauce thickens.
- Lastly add some black pepper powder and sugar.
Notes
Tips:
Use good quality tomatoes. Only lightly saute the garlic.We want the aroma of garlic and not the bitterness of burnt garlic.
Use good quality tomatoes. Only lightly saute the garlic.We want the aroma of garlic and not the bitterness of burnt garlic.