Fresh Tomato Marinara Sauce
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- ½ onion, chopped
- 8 large fresh tomatoes, peeled and cut into big chunks
- 6 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 bay leaf
- ½ cup red wine
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 teaspoons dried basil
- 1 teaspoon oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried marjoram
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon fennel seed
- ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar, or more to taste
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Instructions
- Gather the ingredients.
- Heat olive oil in a stockpot over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until softened, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in tomatoes, garlic, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until tomatoes are soft, about 30 minutes.
- Stir in red wine, honey, basil, oregano, marjoram, salt, black pepper, fennel seed, and crushed red pepper; simmer and cook until herbs have flavored the sauce, about 30 minutes more.
- Add balsamic vinegar; still well to combine. Discard bay leaf.
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