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Recipe Summary
Yield: Makes 7 cups
meatballs with spaghetti and marinara sauce
Ingredients
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Four 28-ounce cans whole tomatoes with basil, preferably from San Marzano
1/2 cup olive oil
6 tablespoons minced onion
4 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
12 leaves fresh basil, torn (optional)
Pinch of dried oregano
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Read the full recipe after the video.
Recipe Summary
Yield: Makes 7 cups
meatballs with spaghetti and marinara sauce
Gallery
Read the full recipe after the video.
Read the full recipe after the video.
Recipe Summary
Yield: Makes 7 cups
Recipe Summary
Yield: Makes 7 cups
Yield: Makes 7 cups
Makes 7 cups
meatballs with spaghetti and marinara sauce
meatballs with spaghetti and marinara sauce
Ingredients
Ingredients
- Four 28-ounce cans whole tomatoes with basil, preferably from San Marzano
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 6 tablespoons minced onion
- 4 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
- Coarse salt and freshly ground pepper
- 12 leaves fresh basil, torn (optional)
- Pinch of dried oregano
Directions
Remove tomatoes from can and place in a large bowl, reserving juices. Crush tomatoes using your hands; remove and discard the hard core from stem end, and any skin and tough membrane; set aside.
Place oil in a large, nonreactive saucepan over medium-low heat. Add onion, and cook until soft and just beginning to brown, about 3 minutes. Stir in garlic, and cook until softened, about 30 seconds. Stir in tomatoes and reserved juices; season with salt. Increase heat and bring to a boil. Immediately reduce heat to low and simmer until slightly thickened, about 1 hour.
Stir in basil, if using, oregano, and season with pepper; continue cooking 1 minute more. Remove from heat and serve.
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220 Ratings
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Reviews (9)
Add Rating & Review
220 Ratings
5 star values:
54
4 star values:
76
3 star values:
56
2 star values:
26
1 star values:
8
Add Rating & Review
220 Ratings
5 star values:
54
4 star values:
76
3 star values:
56
2 star values:
26
1 star values:
8
220 Ratings
5 star values:
54
4 star values:
76
3 star values:
56
2 star values:
26
1 star values:
8
220 Ratings
5 star values:
54
4 star values:
76
3 star values:
56
2 star values:
26
1 star values:
8
- 5 star values:
- 54
- 4 star values:
- 76
- 3 star values:
- 56
- 2 star values:
- 26
- 1 star values:
- 8
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: 4.0 stars
08/30/2020
I enjoyed this recipe, but Docoted it quite a bit. Way too much olive oil, I ended up skimming a ton from the top of the sauce. I also added a splash of red wine, some Penzeys Italian seasoning, and a pinch of sugar. Cooked for 3 hours and then smoothed out with an emersian mixer. In the end I guess I used this recipe as a base, and will use it again.
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: 2.0 stars
07/01/2020
WOW. So bland. Disappointing. DEFINITELY NOT like the Rao's marinara you can buy in the store.
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
04/21/2013
my secret ingredient .... Martini and Rossi sweet vermouth ... depending on the quantity of canned San Marzano tomatoes... i would add about a cup, minimum, to 3 cans.... It adds a pungency to the sauce... a depth of flavor that is really, really excellent! i always get rave reviews ...
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: 5 stars
09/30/2012
I use the giant San Marzano tomatoes from Costco, it's called Nina and it's like $4. The most important step in making this sauce is hand squeezing the peeled tomatoes, making sure to remove the hard middle core and throwing that away.
Usually I use sweet onion and grate it instead of chopping so it melts into the sauce. This can has basil ibut you can always add more at the end.
My sauce comes out just like the jar but for pennies and I freeze it in portions and use it for weeks. Yum!
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
11/06/2011
I made this and initially it was way too bland! I had though only 4 cloves garlic was too little for that many tomatoes. I ended up adding more spices - granulated garlic, red pepper flakes- and let it simmer for another couple hours and it got better.
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: 4 stars
09/23/2011
So fresh tasting! Next time I'm going to add a few more spices and more of them. Needed some more salt or garlic perhaps.
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
07/18/2010
I made Rao's Arrabbiata Sauce last night, and it was awesome! Just as tasty as the jar. Its the same recipe as the Marinara just add pepper flakes for the spice. However I did need to cook it longer then an hour to get the flavors to come together. Adding the fresh basil at the end completed the taste. I am sure I will routinely buy Rao's at the store for the expensive price of $10 a jar, but its nice to know I can make it a home much cheaper if I want to invest the time.
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
02/21/2010
Grrr, just add a pinch of sugar to the sauce. It will make it less acidic, but not really sweet.
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: Unrated
12/19/2009
I made this sauce and used a 'nonreactive' pan and it still tastes a bit acidic. How do I make it less acidic?
Martha Stewart Member
Rating: 4.0 stars
08/30/2020
I enjoyed this recipe, but Docoted it quite a bit. Way too much olive oil, I ended up skimming a ton from the top of the sauce. I also added a splash of red wine, some Penzeys Italian seasoning, and a pinch of sugar. Cooked for 3 hours and then smoothed out with an emersian mixer. In the end I guess I used this recipe as a base, and will use it again.
Rating: 4.0 stars
Rating: 2.0 stars
07/01/2020
WOW. So bland. Disappointing. DEFINITELY NOT like the Rao's marinara you can buy in the store.
Rating: 2.0 stars
Rating: Unrated
04/21/2013
my secret ingredient .... Martini and Rossi sweet vermouth ... depending on the quantity of canned San Marzano tomatoes... i would add about a cup, minimum, to 3 cans.... It adds a pungency to the sauce... a depth of flavor that is really, really excellent! i always get rave reviews ...
Rating: Unrated
Rating: 5 stars
09/30/2012
I use the giant San Marzano tomatoes from Costco, it's called Nina and it's like $4. The most important step in making this sauce is hand squeezing the peeled tomatoes, making sure to remove the hard middle core and throwing that away.
Usually I use sweet onion and grate it instead of chopping so it melts into the sauce. This can has basil ibut you can always add more at the end.
My sauce comes out just like the jar but for pennies and I freeze it in portions and use it for weeks. Yum!
Rating: 5 stars
Rating: Unrated
11/06/2011
I made this and initially it was way too bland! I had though only 4 cloves garlic was too little for that many tomatoes. I ended up adding more spices - granulated garlic, red pepper flakes- and let it simmer for another couple hours and it got better.
Rating: 4 stars
09/23/2011
So fresh tasting! Next time I'm going to add a few more spices and more of them. Needed some more salt or garlic perhaps.
Rating: 4 stars
Rating: Unrated
07/18/2010
I made Rao's Arrabbiata Sauce last night, and it was awesome! Just as tasty as the jar. Its the same recipe as the Marinara just add pepper flakes for the spice. However I did need to cook it longer then an hour to get the flavors to come together. Adding the fresh basil at the end completed the taste. I am sure I will routinely buy Rao's at the store for the expensive price of $10 a jar, but its nice to know I can make it a home much cheaper if I want to invest the time.
Rating: Unrated
02/21/2010
Grrr, just add a pinch of sugar to the sauce. It will make it less acidic, but not really sweet.
Rating: Unrated
12/19/2009
I made this sauce and used a 'nonreactive' pan and it still tastes a bit acidic. How do I make it less acidic?
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