Homemade Marinara Sauce
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 (28 ounce) organic crushed tomatoes
- 15-20 fresh basil leaves, chopped
- 1 tablespoon honey
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 parmesan rind (optional)
Instructions
- In a large pot over medium heat, add olive oil.
- Once olive oil has heated up, add chopped onion to pot and sauté until onion is translucent.
- Add minced garlic and cook for about 1 minute. (Do not allow garlic to brown or it will taste bitter.)
- Add tomatoes, basil, honey, salt, pepper, and parmesan rind to pot and stir all ingredients together.
- Bring sauce to a simmer and then set to low heat.
- Allow sauce to simmer for one hour.
- Once sauce is done, remove parmesan rind.
Notes
After the sauce is finished cooking, I like to use an immersion blender to make the sauce smooth. Also, the longer the sauce simmers the better it is. If you have longer than an hour, then allow it to simmer for several.