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Cecconi’s Marinara Sauce Recipe

At least once a month my apartment fills with the delicious aroma of sautéed onions and garlic. 

You can bet that one of those aroma-filled days is a sauce-making day. It’s become a monthly tradition to make a giant pot of marinara to last for the upcoming few weeks. Freeze, thaw, and create. The marinara we make is an excellent base for just about anything — chicken, sausage, shrimp, beef, turkey, veggies — you name it. We’ve even used it as a pizza sauce in a pinch.

Oh, and when I say “we” make, I really should probably say Mark makes. It’s really his baby. I would like to try this with fresh tomatoes sometime. Hopefully sometime I will have a garden with which to do such experimentations.

M. Cecconi’s Marinara

Ingredients

  • 2 T olive oil
  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 3-4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 4 large cans of diced tomatoes
  • Italian seasoning
  • crushed red pepper
  • salt and black pepper

Directions

  • In a very large pot, heat olive oil over medium. 
  • Add garlic and sauté for 2-3 minutes.

  • Toss in onion and sauté for 3-5 more minutes.  Add salt and pepper to taste (usually a teaspoon of each).
  • After onions turn glossy, add tomatoes and stir.
  • Add Italian seasoning (usually 2-3 tablespoons) and a dash of crushed red pepper*.
  • Reduce heat to low and put lit on pot.
  • Let simmer for several hours, stirring occasionally.
  • Once the sauce has been cooked to the consistency of your liking, let cool and pour 1-2 cups at a time in a blender and blend to a consistency of your choice (I like mine chunky, so I blend half the sauce and mix in the rest).
  • Separate into smaller containers and freeze until use.

*If you like spicy, add 1 teaspoon. If not, go with 1/2 teaspoon. It won’t taste very spicy until after the sauce has been simmered and blended.

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Hello, friend! I'm Calee! (I also answer to chimes.) I'm a DIY academic, designer, multimedia artist, and aspiring bass player. I geek music and spend most of my spare time making things and exploring outdoors.

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