Marinara

bright simple tomato sauce

Makes 1.5 pints · 134 kcal per serving

Ingredients

• 800 g canned tomatoes
• 96 g onion
• 64 g olive oil
• 32 g garlic
• 8 g salt
• 3 g white sugar
• 2 g dried basil
• 2 g dried oregano
• 2 g black pepper

Method

1. 1. Warm the olive oil and gently cook the onion and garlic until soft and fragrant (don't brown).
2. 2. Add the tomatoes (crush by hand), basil, oregano, sugar, and a pinch of chili; simmer 25–30 min until thickened, breaking up the tomatoes.
3. 3. Season with salt and pepper.

Notes

Freezes well.