Course: Sauce
Tags: Dan Original, Instant Pot, vegetarian, 2022-03
Marinara Sauce
Makes about 1L, 4 generous servings. Serve over any pasta topped with e.g. grated Parmesan cheese.
Yes, I know it's really a "tomato sauce" not a "marinara sauce."
Source
2019-01-12 Created by Dan
Ingredients
| 1 medium | onion |
| 2 tbl | butter |
| 4 cloves | garlic |
| 4-6 thin slices | ginger root |
| 1 | carrot |
| 2 | habaneros |
| 1 tsp | pepper |
| 1 tsp | salt |
| 1 tbl | chili flakes |
| 28oz can | plum tomatoes |
| 3 tsp | sugar or equivalent |
| herbs (see pullout) |
Bust Out
| saucepan or Instant Pot |
Steps
- Chop onion
- Set saucepan or Instant Pot to Sautée and add butter and onion.
- Mince garlic while the onion is cooking and add.
- Sautée until the onion & garlic are just beginning to turn golden.
- Add ginger root and cook for another couple minutes.
- Peel & dice carrot and add.
- Seed and chop habaneros if you like it hot.
- Add pepper, salt, habaneros, and chili flakes.
- Sautee until carrot is soft, about 5 minutes.
- Chop plum tomatoes into halves and add, including their liquid.
- Add sugar or equivalent.
- If using dried herbs (see pullout), add them now; if fresh, add after simmering.
- Reduce heat and simmer 10 minutes
- Add fresh herbs. Remove from heat.
- Remove ginger slices before serving.
Herbs: 1 tsp oregano or a 2 tbl oregano leafs, chopped; 1 tsp dried basil or 6 large basil leafs, chopped; ½ tsp dried thyme or 2 tbl thyme leafs, chopped.