Marinara Sauce
Created by QueenBea on November 9, 2011
- Servings: 8
- Prep Time: 30m
- Cook Time: 2h
- Recipe #2277
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil
- 1 large onion finely chopped
- 5 garlic cloves finely chopped
- 2 celery stalks finely chopped
- 2 carrots peeled and finely chopped
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 (28 ounce) cans crushed tomatoes
- 1 cup red wine
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- 3 bay leaves
How to Make
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Step 1: In large pot, heat the oil over medium heat.
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Step 2: Add onions and garlic and sauté until onions are translucent.
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Step 3: Add the celery and carrots and salt and pepper.
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Step 4: Sauté until vegetables are a la dente.
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Step 5: Add crushed tomatoes, red wine, dried oregano and bay leaves and simmer covered over low heat for one hour.
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Step 6: Remove cover and simmer for another hour.
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Step 7: Remove and discard the bay leaves, season with more salt and pepper to taste.
Nutritional Facts
- 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