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Hearty Marinara Sauce (Domino-Style)

Domino's hearty marinara sauce is perfect for pasta, pizza, lasagna, polenta, sausages, and so on. Ready in about 30 minutes, this will become your favorite quick tomato sauce.
Course Pasta Recipes
Cuisine American
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 6 -8 servings
Calories 86kcal
Author Adina

Ingredients

  • 1 onion
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • ½ tablespoon butter
  • 1 carrot about 100 g/ 3.5 oz/ 100 g
  • 1 piece of celeriac about 2.5 oz/ 75 g or 3-4 celery sticks
  • 3 garlic cloves
  • 1 ½ teaspoon granulated sugar
  • 3 tablespoon tomato puree
  • 1 ⅓ cup water
  • 2 cans whole or chopped tomatoes each weighing about 400 g/ 14 oz, Note
  • 1 ½ teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon dried rosemary
  • 2 sprigs of fresh basil
  • 3 bay leaves
  • ½ teaspoon red chili flakes to taste
  • 1 teaspoon lemon juice more to taste
  • ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
  • 1 pinch freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 tablespoon freshly grated Parmesan
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Instructions

  • Cook onions: Finely chop the onion. Heat the oil and butter in a large, heavy-bottomed saucepan. Cook the onions with a pinch of salt on medium-low heat for about 3 minutes.
    1 onion + 1 tablespoon olive oil + ½ tablespoon butter
  • Add vegetables: In the meantime, grate garlic, carrots, and celery (or chop celery sticks very finely). Add them to the pot with a splash of water and cook for about 3 minutes, stirring a couple of times in between.
    1 carrot + 1 piece of celeriac or 3-4 celery sticks + 3 garlic cloves
  • Caramelize sugar: Sprinkle the sugar on top and stir for 1 minute to caramelize slightly.
    1 ½ teaspoon granulated sugar
  • Simmer marinara sauce: Add tomato puree, tomatoes, water, oregano, rosemary, basil, chili flakes, bay leaves. and salt. Stir and simmer, covered, for about 20 minutes. Remove the lid during the last 5 minutes of the cooking time to allow the sauce to thicken slightly.
    3 tablespoon tomato puree + 1 ⅓ cup water/ 300 ml + 2 cans whole or chopped tomatoes + 1 ½ teaspoon dried oregano + 1 teaspoon dried rosemary + 2 sprigs of fresh basil + 3 bay leaves + ½ teaspoon red chili flakes + ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
  • Adjust the taste with salt, pepper, a little lemon juice, and maybe some more sugar; it depends on the acidity of the tomatoes. You can remove the basil sprigs if you wish.
    1 teaspoon lemon juice + 1 pinch freshly ground black pepper
  • Add cheese: Turn off the heat and stir in the grated Parmesan.
    2 tablespoon freshly grated Parmesan
  • Consistency: You can leave the sauce chunky or you can blend it to the desired consistency. If you blend it, remove the bay leaves first.

Notes

Tomatoes: You can use fresh, sweet, and ripe tomatoes, too. In this case, you will have to peel them. 

Nutrition

Serving: 1/6 of the dish | Calories: 86kcal | Carbohydrates: 11g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 4mg | Sodium: 260mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g