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Cooking Class: Basic Marinara Sauce
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Ingredients:
1/2 Onion
3 Cloves Garlic
3 Tbs. Olive Oil
1 Pinch Crushed Red Pepper
2 Cans Whole Plum Tomatoes, 28 oz. each, peeled
4 Leaves Fresh Basil
1 Pinch Salt, if needed
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Open both cans of tomatoes.
Pour tomatoes into a large bowl.
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Using hands & fingers, squeeze & crush tomatoes.
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Peel and mince onion & garlic.
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Place onion, garlic and oil into a pan.
Cook and stir ingredients over medium heat for about 8 minutes.
Onion needs to cook but not brown.
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Add crushed red pepper during the last minute.
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Add tomatoes to the pan.
Mix all ingredients together.
Bring tomatoes to a simmer.
Cover the pan and simmer for 30 minutes.
Stir the sauce from time to time.
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When the sauce is just about done, tear basil in half and place into the pan.
Cover pan & cook another couple minutes.
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After 30 minutes, remove the pan from the stove.
Using a large ladle, place sauce into a blender.
Puree the sauce and place back into the pan to serve; or place back into the bowl and let cool for later use.
Taste sauce and add salt if needed.
Many brands of canned tomatoes are already salted.
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