# Marinara

A classic marinara sauce recipe, perfect as a foundation for many great dishes.

- Total time: 25 min
- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 cans Canned tomatoes
- 1 Onion
- 1 head Garlic
- Olive oil
- Red chili flake
- Black pepper
- Oregano
- Salt
- White wine
- 1 bunch Fresh basil

## Instructions

1. Open two cans of tomatoes.
2. Pour the canned tomatoes into a glass bowl.
3. Mash the tomatoes with your hand.
4. Set aside the mashed tomatoes.
5. Chop the onion into small pieces.
6. Break apart the head of garlic.
7. Smash and mince the garlic.
8. Add olive oil to a pot on the stove.
9. Add the chopped onions to the pot.
10. Stir the onions with a wooden spoon.
11. Add the minced garlic to the pot once the onions have softened.
12. Stir the garlic and onions.
13. Pour white wine into the empty tomato cans.
14. Add the wine from the cans to the pot with onions and garlic.
15. Stir the mixture in the pot.
16. Add the mashed tomatoes to the pot.
17. Grind black pepper into the sauce.
18. Add oregano to the sauce.
19. Add red chili flakes to the sauce.
20. Add salt to the sauce.
21. Add a bouquet of fresh basil to the sauce for aroma.
22. Let the sauce simmer gently for 20 to 25 minutes until it thickens.
23. Remove the basil bouquet from the sauce.
24. Add another splash of olive oil to finish the sauce.
25. Stir the sauce.
26. Taste the marinara sauce.
27. Pour the marinara sauce into a glass jar for storage.

## Equipment

- Can opener
- Glass bowl
- Knife
- Cutting board
- Pot
- Wooden spoon
- Tongs
- Spoon
- Glass jar

## Tips

- Use good quality olive oil.
- Simmer for 20-25 minutes until the sauce is thick.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/jaklW6Gt0RE?si=hGE36zkCT9-mZOmX
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/27f6c917-14f3-494f-92b9-f9346ac81bf7
- Extracted: 2025-08-23

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