Sample Recipe

Marinara Sauce

Marinara Sauce is a type of red tomato sauce that is made without meat.  This sauce is considered a quick sauce that will take 30 minutes to be ready and serve.  You  will not believe that a spaghetti sauce can taste this good and take so little time to make.  The recipes in this book represent Southern Italian cuisine.

Enjoy!

Ingredients

  • three ounces of olive oil
  • one small onion
  • 1/2 teaspoon of salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon of pepper
  • four cloves of fresh garlic
  • two leaves of basil cut small (fresh basil if possible)
  • one twelve ounce can of tomato sauce (Hunts)
  • one tablespoon of parsley
  • two leaves of mint
  • two leaves of rosemary

Tools needed

  • large sauce pan
  • large frying pan

Yield

  • serve with one pound of spaghetti (4 servings)

Procedure

  • In a frying pan, pour in olive oil, (extra virgin)
  • about 1/4 inch or less in the pain
  • add one small chopped (diced) onion
  • fry in oil until limp and translucent.  Do not burn.
  • add four cloves of garlic chopped very small
  • add the garlic after a minute or so of the onions
  • add 1/2 teaspoon of salt
  • add 1/2 teaspoon of pepper
  • add a couple of chopped basil
  • add a couple of leaves of parsley
  • add a couple of leaves of mint
  • after frying for about ten minutes, place in sauce pan

In a large sauce pan

  • add contents of frying pan to sauce pan
  • add one can of tomato sauce (Hunts)
  • then fill the can half way up with water
  • then add the water
  • add a couple of leaves of rosemary
  • stir in pan
  • cook on low heat for about twenty minutes

Special Hints/Tips

  • This is a quick sauce that is vegetarian
  • In a separate large sauce pan, cook one pound
  • of spaghetti or your choice of pasta as per
  • instructions on the package
  • Sprinkle with Romano or Parmesan cheese

Print this page and cook this sauce tonight

 

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