Marinara Sauce
Source of Recipe
My Own Personal Collection
This is great on pasta, perogies, veal cutlets, and breaded chicken.
List of Ingredients
- 1 medium to large onion, diced
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 4 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1 (4 oz.) can mushroom pieces, drained
- 1 (24 oz.) can whole tomatoes, chopped, with juice reserved
- 1 lb. fresh tomatoes, diced
- 1 (4 oz.) can ripe olives, diced
- 1 (6 oz.) can tomato paste
- 2 tsp. sugar
- 1 tsp. salt
- 1/2 tsp. each pepper, dried oregano, and dried basil
- 2 bay leaves
Instructions
- Saute the onion, garlic and the red bell pepper in the oil in a large pot for 5 to 7 minutes. Add the mushrooms, canned tomatoes with the juice, and the fresh tomatoes, stirring well to combine all ingredients. Add the olives, then stir in the tomato paste. Sprinkle the sugar, salt, pepper, oregano, and basil over themixture, and place the bay leaves in the pot. Mix well. Bring the mixture to a boil, lower to simmer, cover and cook about 2 hours. Remove the bay leaves before serving.
Final Comments
Yield: amount varies
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