Marinara Sauce with Minette Basil.

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5 from 2 votes

Marinara Sauce with Minette Basil.

Very simple to make and great with pasta.

This is one of my fresh minette basil recipes

Course Main Course

Cuisine American, Italian

Keyword marinara, marinara sauce

Prep Time 2

Cook Time 20

Total Time 22

Servings people

Calories 81kcal

Cost per serving £0.70

Equipment

Chef's Knife (Available from Amazon)
Large pan

Ingredients

800 g Chopped tomatoes (2 Cans)
2 tbsp Tomato Paste
1 Onion
3 cloves Garlic
1/2 tsp Fresh Oregano
1/2 tsp Paprika (Optional)
1/2 cup Minette Basil
1 tsp Sugar (Optional)
2 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
200 ml Water

Instructions

Prepare ingredients
- Chop Onion and Garlic into small pieces
- Remove basil leaves from stem and also cut into small pieces.
Ingredients into saucepan
- Heat the olive oil in the saucepan and add the garlic and onion, fry until soft (about 3 to 5 mins)
- Add the tomatoes, and use a bit of water (about 100 ml) to get the last bits from each can.
- Add the remaining ingredients
Simmer sauce for 20 minutes
Run through the food mill if you want a smooth sauce

Video

Notes

Note 1 – Fresh or Tinned tomatoes

The recipe uses tinned tomatoes, but it can also be made using fresh tomatoes. Simply wash and quarter the tomatoes and use them the same way as the tinned ones. Then use a food processor or food mill to get the sauce smooth. Due to the stronger flavour tomato paste might not be needed.

Note 2 – Type of basil used

The recipe also uses Minette Basil because it has a stronger basil flavour. The alternative is to use Genovese Basil which has a slightly less strong flavour and is available in most shops.

Please note calories in only an estimate for sauce per person and doesn't include pasta, meatballs, etc.

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