On Jul 30, 11:24*am, " >
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> My next-door neighbor knocked on the door just now. *Wanted to know
> how to make my marinara. *She is a nice Peruvian lady, so I spent 20
> minutes helping her write down my tips on marinara. *Here is my
> marinara recipe type of thing. *Oh - she knocked cause I just started
> making a huge pot of the stuff so my mom could steal most of it and
> give it to her pastor tonight at church.
>
> First, heat some olive oil in your pot on low. *How much? *I guess a
> couple of TBS, depending on the size of your pan. *Just enough to coat
> the bottom with a very thin film of oil AFTER the oil has heated. *So
> a little puddle in the middle when it is cold, then turn the heat on
> low, and it should be a thin film once it heats up.
>
> I use a garlic press to press in about 6 cloves of garlic. *I am just
> gently heating the garlic, barely sizzles. *A Cuisinart-type of
> appliance will work if you don't have a press, or don't want to clean
> the press.
>
> After a minute of sizzle, I added one onion, diced pretty fine. *Heck,
> use the Cuisinart if you feel the need, although a knife is easier to
> clean. *I turned the heat up to medium. *After the onion starts is
> saute, I added a pinch of kosher salt, ran the pepper mill for some
> fresh pepper, and added maybe 1 tbsp of dried Italian seasoning. *Then
> I cooked it till the onions started getting a bit soft.
>
> Next, I dumped in the tomato. *I used 8 14.5oz cans of Organic Hunts
> diced tomato this time, since they were cheap at the $0.99 store
> (2/$1). *I used my blender to puree the tomato before I dumped them
> into the pot.
>
> I then turned the heat up to high. *I also added some more kosher salt
> and cracked pepper (don't know how much, you can guess I am sure). *I
> also added 2 TB of dried Italian seasoning, and 1 TB of dried basil.
>
> Once the sauce is boiling, turn it down to a simmer, cover it, and let
> it go for a while. *1/2 hour seems the minimum, but 1 hour is better.
> 1.5 hours is perfect.
>
> Zucchini, more diced onion, mushrooms, shredded carrot, and/or other
> veggies can be added when you dump in the tomato. *Depends on what you
> like.
>
> After I turn the heat off, I add some shredded fresh basil. *That is
> about it.

A big bunch of parsley adds a lot of flavor, too...