Basic Marinara Sauce

Recipe courtesy Emeril Lagasse, 2004

Show: The Essence of EmerilEpisode: Favorite Italian Pasta Sauces

Rated: 4 stars out of 5Rate itRead users' reviews (18)

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Cook Time:
1 hr 5 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
about 2 quarts

Times:

Prep: 5 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 1 hr 5 min
Total:: 1 hr 10 min

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Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil
2 garlic cloves, peeled and minced
1 medium onion, peeled and thinly sliced
1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
2 (28-ounce) cans diced tomatoes in juice
1 (28-ounce) can tomato puree
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves

Directions

Heat olive oil in large Dutch oven over medium heat. Add garlic and onion and cook, stirring, until tender, 5 to 6 minutes. Add the Italian seasoning and cook for 30 seconds. Add the diced tomatoes with juice, the tomato puree, and parsley. Stir to blend and reduce the heat to low and simmer for 1 hour.

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Erica Austin, TX 12-30-2008
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Basic and better than canned.
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

To the person who commented on it being too sour, it probably has to do with varying acidity levels in tomatoes and you... should try chopping up some carrots and adding them in with the onions... or adding a little sugar at the end when you taste it and adjust to your liking.Read more
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Chris owings mills, MD 08-09-2008
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Terrific versatile sauce
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I was making Eggplant Parmigiana from Sara Moulton's show and it calls for 3C marinara sauce, so instead of getting it from a... jar, I made this one, only I made 1/2 the recipe. It reduced and thickened nicely, it was seasoned well, and worked well with the eggplant recipe. I used tomato sauce, since the grocery store did not have "puree" in the size can I needed. I also diced the onion instead of slicing it. Had a feeling I wouldn't regret doing that.Read more
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Anonymous 03-25-2008
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pie
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

hi
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Anonymous 03-05-2008
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Basic Marinara Sauce
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

It was too sour for my liking.
recipe Basic Marinara Sauce
Anonymous 01-29-2008
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Nice and Chunky
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

This recipe worked perfectly for my party, it's not watery like some marinara recipes. It sticks to the noodles, and the... diced tomatoes added the perfect texture.Read more
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Dustin Spencer, IA 01-05-2008
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Easy with Hard Ingredients to find!
Rated: 3 stars out of 5

It was hard for me to find tomato puree in a can... had to make my own which was no big deal! tastes great, but does produce... a lot of sauceRead more