Spice Rack Spaghettimarinara Sauce Recipes

MARINARA SAUCE / SPAGHETTI SAUCE VIA BARI, ITALY

Steps:

• In a 4 quart pot heat olive oil on medium heat and add THINLY sliced fresh garlic. Sauté until garlic becomes very lightly golden on edges. If garlic burns, discard and start again as this definitely affects the taste in a negative way.
• Add can of crushed tomatoes. Tomatoes should be slightly chunky and not a puree. Turn heat up just a bit until mixture starts to bubble up, but not boil.
• Place dried oregano in palm of one hand and use other to crush it over the pot. Add in salt and pepper and stir.
• Lower heat to medium-low and cover pot, simmering for 20 minutes. Check occasionally to stir. Enjoy immediately.

SPAGHETTI WITH MARINARA SAUCE

Steps:

• In a large saucepan combine crushed tomatoes, diced tomatoes, tomato sauce, minced garlic, sugar, parsley, garlic powder, salt, oregano, basil, and ground black pepper. Add capers and crushed red pepper if desired. Cover. Bring to a boil.
• Lower heat and simmer, with cover, for 45 to 60 minutes.
• As simmering time nears, in a large pot with boiling salted water cook spaghetti until al dente.
• Toss spaghetti with cooked sauce. Serve warm.

SPICE-RACK SPAGHETTI/MARINARA SAUCE

Steps:

• (Ahead of time, steam or boil 3-4 cups carrots until very tender. You can either use a food processor to purée cooked carrots right after cooking or you can add cooked carrots to the sauce and purée right in the pot with a hand-held blender).
• Combine all ingredients (except Dehydrated Onions and Olive Oil) in large sauce pot and bring to boil - stirring regularly.
• Turn down heat to low simmer.
• Meanwhile, pour enough Olive Oil in frying pan to saturate the Dehydrated Onions and sauté on Med heat until golden brown.
• Add onions to sauce pot and continue simmering and stirring regularly for 30-60 minutes.
• Remove the cooked Bay leaves.
• Serve and enjoy!
• Makes about 5 quarts of sauce - so if you're really on the ball, have 3-4 sterilized quart jars and lids ready to transfer all the leftover sauce into for later use.