Marinara Sauce
Use with your choice of pasta
Makes enough for: 1 batch sauce
Ingredients
- 15 mls olive oil
- 1 onion, peeled, cut in half and thinly sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
- 15 mls red wine
- 450 g herbed canned tomatoes *
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper to season
- 15 mls capers
- Fresh basil, thinly sliced, to garnish
Method
- Heat a sauce pan over a medium temperature and add the oil
- Once warm, add the onion and sauté until soft
- Add the garlic and wine and bring to the boil
- Place the tomatoes (and herbs) into the pan and season to taste
- Reduce the temperature, place the lid on the pan and summer for 30 minutes
- Remove the lid, add the capers and leave to cook until the sauce thickens, stirring occassionally
- Toss your pasta through your sauce, garnish with basil and serve
Notes
If you are using plain canned tomatoes, add 15mls of your favourite dried herbs