Best Marinara Sauce

Homemade Marinara Sauce is quick and rather easy to make at home, and tastes immensely better than the store bought one. Try this recipe and thank me later. Here is how to make Marinara Sauce.

If Italian food is your favourite, then I am sure you will love this Marinara Sauce as much as I do.

Originated in Naples, this Italian sauce takes your recipes to another level.

You will need only a few pantry ingredients such as fresh tomatoes, onions, herbs and garlic to make this full of flavour sauce. Few everyday spices such as bay leaf, oregano, red chilli flakes, black pepper are added which adds more flavour in this marinara sauce.

Also fresh basil leaves are added to add that hint of freshness and aroma to the sauce. Marinara Sauce is cooked for about 50 to 60 minutes, so make sure you give your sauce that much time. Cooking it for a lesser time will not give you the same taste.

You will find many Marinara Sauce options in the market, but the one that is made at home has a different taste all together. Also it is healthy, hearty and tastes better, as there are no added preservatives and sugar in the homemade sauce.

Once you make this sauce, you can always store in an air tight container for about a week in the fridge for later use.

Its a new staple in my kitchen, and I hope it becomes one for you as well. Here, we will tell you how to make this Vegan Marinara Sauce from scratch at home.

Why is it called Marinara Sauce?

Marinara Sauce is originated in Naples, Italy and it is said that this sauce was first made by the Marinaras returning from the America with tomatoes, a fruit which they newly discovered then in the 1700s. Thus, this sauce is called as Marinara Sauce.

What is the difference between Marinara Sauce and Spaghetti Sauce?

Both the sauces has tomatoes as their base, but yes Marinara Sauce and Spaghetti Sauce are different from each other. While the marinara sauce is very simple to make and takes only few ingredients such as tomatoes, onions, herbs and Garlic, Spaghetti sauce is a complex sauce and is usually slow cooked with many more ingredients.

You can always make Marinara Sauce fresh, as it takes very less time to get ready. All you have to do is cook it for about an hour with garlic, onion and a few herbs and you can use it immediately to make your Pasta or use as a base for Pizza.

But to make spaghetti sauce you need many more ingredients other than Tomatoes, onions and Garlic and is slow cooked to get that rich flavour and taste.

Even the Pomodoro sauce is made with tomatoes, but its usually thick and smooth as compared to the Marinara Sauce. To make the Marinara Sauce, we chop the tomatoes which gives us the chunky texture, but in the Pomodoro Sauce, we have to mince the tomatoes, which gives it that smooth texture.

How to use marinara sauce?

You can use this delicious and full of flavour Marinara Sauce in various ways, such as:

• Use the Marinara Sauce to make your Pastas. Add this divine sauce to your pasta, throw in some cooked vegetables or chicken/shrimp, mix it and your Pasta is ready.
• You can also use the same sauce as the base of your Pizza or Gallete. Spread this sauce on your pizza, add in your favourite vegetables or meat, grate some cheese and bake it. This Marinara Sauce adds a fresh tomato taste to your Pizzas.
• You can use Marinara Sauce as dip for your Party Starters. For instance, you can serve this sauce along with some Cheesy Jalapeno Poppers and other such starters or you can also serve it along with some Nachos, Crackers etc.
• Also if you are making a one pot Baked dish, Marinara Sauce adds a great taste to it.

Can I substitute Spaghetti Sauce for Marinara Sauce?

Yes, you can substitute Spaghetti Sauce for Marinara Sauce. Both has tomatoes as the base, it is just that Marinara sauce has more of fresh tomato flavour, whereas Spaghetti sauce has more of rich flavour, as it is slow cooked for hours to get that consistency.

What is the difference between Ragu and Marinara?

While the Marinara Sauce uses fresh tomatoes with onion, garlic and herbs and has a thinner consistency, Ragu is a meat based thicker Italian sauce and has a small amount of tomato sauce added to it.

To make Ragu, along with tomatoes, onion and garlic, meat such as veal, beef, lamb, pork, fish or poultry is added in the sauce.

Marinara Sauce Recipe

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Marinara Sauce

Homemade Marinara Sauce is quick and rather easy to make at home, and tastes immensely better than the store bought one. 

Course Sauce

Cuisine Italian

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 1 hour 20 minutes

Total Time 1 hour 30 minutes

Servings 8 servings

Calories 60 kcal

Author Neha Mathur

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp Extra Virgin Olive oil
• 2 tsp Garlic Minced
• 1/4 cup Onion Minced
• 2 Bay Leaf
• 1 kg Ripe Red Tomatoes chopped
• 1 tsp Red chilli powder
• 2 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Sugar
• 1 tsp Oregano
• 1 tsp Freshly ground black pepper
• 2 tbsp Fresh basil Chopped

Instructions

1. Heat oil in a pan.
2. Once the oil is hot, add garlic and fry for a few seconds.
3. Add onion and bay leaf and fry for a minute.
4. Add tomatoes, red chilli powder, salt, sugar, oregano, black pepper and basil and cook the sauce for 50 - 60 minutes.
5. Keep stirring in between.
6. Discard the bay leaves once the sauce is cooked..
7. Adjust the salt and black pepper to taste.
8. Cool the sauce and refrigerate for up to a week.

Nutrition Facts

Marinara Sauce

Amount Per Serving

Calories 60 Calories from Fat 27

% Daily Value*

Fat 3g5%

Sodium 593mg26%

Potassium 310mg9%

Carbohydrates 6g2%

Fiber 1g4%

Sugar 4g4%

Protein 1g2%

Vitamin A 1175IU24%

Vitamin C 17.8mg22%

Calcium 16mg2%

Iron 0.5mg3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

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