Longer Cooked Very Garlicky Marinara Sauce Food

MARINARA SAUCE

Steps:

• In a food processor, blend together tomatoes, tomato paste, parsley, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper. Blend until smooth.
• Saute the onions and then add to the tomatoes sauce. Then add the white wine.
• Simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.

MARINARA SAUCE FROM COOKING LIGHT

Steps:

• Heat oil in a large dutch oven over medium heat.
• Add onion to pan; cook 4 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Add sugar and next 7 ingredients (through fennel seeds); cook 1 minute, stirring constantly.
• Stir in vinegar; cook 30 seconds.
• Add broth and tomatoes; bring to a simmer.
• Cook over low heat for 55 minutes or until sauce thickens, stirring occasionally. The longer is simmers on low the richer the taste will be.
• Can cook sauce to room temperature and store in containers in freezer for future use.

LONGER-COOKED, VERY GARLICKY MARINARA SAUCE

Steps:

• Add olive oil to a large pot over med-high heat.
• Add in the garlic; stir/saute until the garlic is lightly golden.
• Add in the tomatoes w/ liquid--squeeze the tomatoes with your hands to break them up as you drop them into the pot.
• Add in the water, basil, parsley, sugar, salt, and pepper.
• Bring to a boil; lower heat and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 45 minutes.
• Serve right away or freeze for later use.

CREAMY SLOW-COOKER POLENTA WITH SAUSAGES

Steps:

• Whisk together the polenta, roasted red peppers, marinara, garlic, olive oil, oregano, garlic powder and 1 teaspoon salt in a 6- to 8-quart slow cooker. Whisk in 5 1/2 cups of water. Cook on low for 6 hours. (The polenta will keep very well on warm.)
• About 10 or 15 minutes before you want to eat, heat the oven to 450 degrees. Lightly coat an oven-safe skillet with olive oil, and roast the sausages in the skillet in the oven until sizzling and browned, about 10 minutes. Remove the skillet and put it over medium-high heat on the stovetop. Add a little more oil if the pan is relatively dry. Add the capers and pepperoncini to the hot skillet with the sausages, and let the capers pop, 1 or 2 minutes. Turn off the heat.
• Stir the Parmesan into the polenta. The polenta will continue to firm up as it cools; stir in a few tablespoons of water if you would like it to be looser. Serve the polenta in shallow bowls topped with sausages, capers and pepperoncini. Pass more Parmesan at the table.