Basic Spicy Tomato Sauce
From elgourmand 13 years ago
- 20 minutes to make
- Serves 8
Nothing fancy here. When a dish calls for some spicy tomato sauce, inside or outside, something like this is what I use. It’s essentially Mediterranean but add a pinch of cumin and it’s Mexican. It’s a decent foundation for you to tweak any way you like. Read more See less
Ingredients
- 1 slice of bacon, chopped (optional) shopping list
- • 1 Tbs olive oil shopping list
- • 1 small cloves garlic, chopped shopping list
- • A few mushrooms, chopped, good but optional shopping list
- • 1 can crushed tomatoes. shopping list
- • 2 or 3 ripe olives sliced (optional) shopping list
- • ½ can or so of dry wine, red or white shopping list
- • A sprig of fresh basil, or 1 tsp. dry shopping list
- • ½ tsp. oregano shopping list
- • Good grind black pepper shopping list
- • Pinch of sugar shopping list
How to make it
- 1. Heat the olive oil in a suitable pot
- 2. Add the garlic and frizz a bit
- 3. Add the mushrooms and olives and toss that round a bit
- 4. Add the tomatoes, wine & spices (all the stuff that’s left)
- 5. Let Marinara Sauce simmer down slowly, stir occasionally so it doesn’t stick.
- This is a very versatile sauce with a wide range of uses.
The Rating
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This looks great, very similar to my base spaghetti sauce! I add smoked spicy paprika too, Add chilli for an Arrabiata.
jeef_boner
in Havelock North loved it
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