Homemade Marinara Sauce
Make delicious marinara sauce from fresh garden tomatoes for pasta, pizza, and more!
Ingredients
- 10 lbs fresh tomatoes
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 4-6 cloves garlic (minced
- 1 whole onion (finely chopped)
- 1 tbsp dried oregano
- 1 tbsp dried basil
- Salt and pepper (to taste)
- 1 tsp granulated sugar
Instructions
- First you'll need to blanch the tomatoes. Start by scoring the bottom of each tomato with a small "X".
- Drop them in boiling water for about 1 minute, then transfer to an ice bath.
- Peel off the skin and remove the core.
- In a large pot, heat the olive oil and sauté the chopped onion and minced garlic until fragrant.
- Dice the peeled tomatoes into smaller pieces and add them to the pot.
- Mix in oregano, basil, sugar, salt, and pepper.
- Let the mixture simmer on low heat for about an hour.
- Use an immersion blender or a food processor to blend until smooth.