Marinara Sauce
Recipe: #2277
November 09, 2011
Categories: Sauce, Tomato/Red Sauces, Tomato, Italian, Vegetarian, Canned Tomatoes, Vegetarian Dinner, Italian Dinner, more
"This sauce can be used on it's own and is a base to many Italian pasta sauces."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (215 g)
- Calories 61.3
- Total Fat - 0.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.1 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 153.4 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 12 g
- Dietary Fiber - 2.9 g
- Sugars - 6.1 g
- Protein - 3 g
- Calcium - 57.8 mg
- Iron - 1.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 13.6 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
In large pot, heat the oil over medium heat.
Step 2
Add onions and garlic and sauté until onions are translucent.
Step 3
Add the celery and carrots and salt and pepper.
Step 4
Sauté until vegetables are a la dente.
Step 5
Add crushed tomatoes, red wine, dried oregano and bay leaves and simmer covered over low heat for one hour.
Step 6
Remove cover and simmer for another hour.
Step 7
Remove and discard the bay leaves, season with more salt and pepper to taste.
Tips
No special items needed.