Marinara Sauce is a type of red sauce made with tomatoes, herbs, and spices. Although it might sound like an ordinary spaghetti sauce, this sauce tend to be spicier than ordinary tomato based sauces.
Aside from being a popular sauce for pasta, Marinara sauce is also a good dipping sauce for mozzarella cheese sticks and soft breads. This sauce got its name from its inventors: the cooks aboard Napolitan ships (these ships come from the city of Naples or Napoli). Some say that “Marinara” came from the Italian word for sea, “Marinaro”.
Try this Marinara Sauce Recipe and let us hear your thoughts
Marinara Sauce Recipe
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 pieces dried bay leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
- 3 cups crushed tomatoes
- 1 small onion minced
- 3 cups tomato sauce
- 2 1/2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 cup Parmesan cheese grated
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed chili or chili powder
Instructions
- Heat a cooking pot then pour-in olive oil.
- Sauté garlic and onions.
- When the onions gets soft, add crushed tomatoes and tomato sauce and let boil.
- Put-in dried oregano, parsley, chili, bay leaves, and parmesan cheese. Stir.
- Reduce heat to low and simmer for 3 minutes or until the mixture thickens.
- Turn-off heat and let the marinara sauce cool down.
- Transfer to a container and store in the fridge or cook as an ingredient, right away.
Nutrition
Serving: 4g
Jheng says
Can i substitute basil for parsely?
Vanjo Merano says
You can, but the result won’t be the same as expected. Basil and parsley have different properties.
Renz says
Where can i find dried oregano, parsley and bay leaves?
Kats says
Can I not put parsley on it?
Vanjo Merano says
You can sprinkle some fresh parsley (around 1/2 teaspoon) if you like.