I was offered a glut of home-grown tomatoes from two different sources this year, My Mum-in-Law and a Work Friend and thought it would be a good chance to make some Marinara Sauce for the first time, I’m so pleased with the result I had to share! I adapted this Ina Garten Recipe, I love Barefoot Contessa on the Food Network (proper comfort foodie watching to snuggle up with), so I knew it would be a good one. Here’s the recipe for how I adapted it…
Marinara from scratch with love
Excellent for using up a glutton of homegrown tomatoes. Quantities given can easily be doubled or halved as it suits you. 🙂
Ingredients
- 1600 g Fresh chopped raw tomatoes
- 2 cloves Garlic
- 240 ml Red Wine
- 3 small Diced Onions
- 1 splash Olive Oil
- 1 tbsp Chopped Fresh Parsley
- 1 small handful Fresh Chopped Basil
- 1 tbsp Dried Oregano
- 1.5 tsp Salt
- 0.5 tsp Freshly Ground Black Pepper
Instructions
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1) Heat the olive oil in a large (30cm) pan. Add the onion and saute over medium heat until translucent, 5 to 10 minutes.
2) Add the garlic and cook for 1 more minute. Add the wine and cook on high heat, scraping up all the brown bits in the pan, until almost all the liquid evaporates, about 3 minutes.
3) Stir in the tomatoes, parsley, basil, oregano, salt and pepper. Cover, and simmer on the lowest heat for 15 minutes.
4) Use a hand blender to blend the ingredients down, allow to cool and then jar up ready to store (this would be a great gift to friend or family member in a hamper) I managed to make 4 medium jars from this quantity.
This looks yummy and so simple even I could manage it. I usually buy pre-made jars of sauce but I would love to make my own so I really must try it.
Me too – but I am trying to get in to the habit of cooking from scratch more – its so rewarding when it works – I get such a high!:)
I cook with canned chopped tomatoes all the time, but I’m going to have to try this with fresh tomatoes. Sounds and looks delicious
It’s just such a great way to use them up 🙂
Hubby has just made some- smells delish- can’t wait to try it!
Can’t wait to hear what you think of it <3