Oven Roasted Marinara Sauce
No need to stand over a bubbling pot to make a winning garden fresh tomato sauce to be enjoyed long after the harvest is complete. Oven roasting intensifies the flavors and your house will smell like an Italian grandma has moved into the kitchen! Spread the finished marinara sauce on bread, pour over pasta, use it as the base for pizza, or thin with a little stock and turn it into a soup that take you straight back to summer in an instant. Meatier tomatoes preferred but any peak of season tomato will work - try a blend of varieties - you can even toss in a few green ones at the end of the season.
Ingredients
- 4 lbs tomatoes
- 3 large celery stalks
- 1 green bell pepper
- 1 large white onion cut into ⅛th wedges
- 1 small bulb of garlic separate and peel the cloves (more or less to taste)
- 1 ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon red chili flakes
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 big handful of fresh basil more or less to taste
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 450F
- Chop the vegetables into large pieces and arrange them in a single layer in a large roasting pan with the garlic cloves. Sprinkle over the salt and chili flakes. Drizzle olive oil over everything, give it a gentle stir then place the pan in the hot oven.
- Roast vegetables for approximately 1 hour. The vegetables will reduce and the liquids will bubble. Remove when the vegetables have begun to caramelize (turn deep brown) around the edges. For a thicker sauce leave in the oven until most of the liquid has cooked away.
- Allow the vegetables to cool slightly before adding the whole basil leaves and pureeing everything into sauce either in a standard blender or with an emersion blender in a large heat safe bowl.
- Use immediately or allow the sauce to cool and portion in to freezer safe containers to store for up to six months. This sauce can be shelf stable when canned using proper safe canning procedures.
Notes
If you prefer a thinner sauce roast for less time. For a heartier sauce (great for pizza) roast the tomatoes longer.
Nutrition
Serving: 1gCalories: 53kcalCarbohydrates: 6.5gProtein: 1.2gFat: 3gCholesterol: 1mgSodium: 193mgFiber: 1.5gSugar: 0.2g
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