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      Title: Homemade Marinara Sauce
 Categories: Vegetables, Herbs, Chilies
      Yield: 3 cups

     28 oz Can San Marzano tomatoes;
           - or Red Gold
      2 tb (to 3 tb) extra-virgin olive
           - oil
      4 cl Garlic; or more; peeled and
           - thin sliced
    1/2 ts Kosher salt; more to taste
      4    (to 5) fresh basil leaves
    1/2 ts Crushed red chile flakes;
           - more to taste, opt 
           +=OR=+
      1    Dried red chile; stemmed,
           - seeded, broken up, opt

  SQUISH THE TOMATOES: Pour the canned tomatoes and their
  juices into a bowl. Squish them with your hands to break
  them up into small pieces. Stand back until you get the
  hang of this; the tomatoes will spurt if handled too
  briskly.

  SIZZLE THE GARLIC: In a skillet or wide saucepan, pour 2
  tablespoons of the olive oil Add the garlic and set the
  pan over medium heat. When the garlic starts to sizzle,
  shake the pan and let it cook for 15 to 30 seconds,
  until it starts to turn a light golden brown. Do not let
  the garlic brown too much or the sauce will taste burnt.

  COOK THE SAUCE: Add the tomatoes and 1/2 teaspoon salt
  to the pan. Adjust the heat so that the sauce simmers
  briskly without splattering. Stir the basil leaves and
  chile (if using) into the sauce. 

  Cook until the sauce has thickened to your liking, about
  10 minutes. It may take a few minutes longer if the
  tomatoes from the can are watery. On the other hand, if
  the tomatoes from the can are in a thick sauce, add up
  to 1/2 cup water. 

  Taste and add more salt if needed. Remove from the heat
  and fish out and discard the basil (and dried chile, if
  you added on). If using to dress pasta, swirl in another
  tablespoon of olive oil.

  Marinara sauce will keep for at least 1 week in the
  fridge. For storage up to 3 months or longer, tuck it
  into the freezer. (Marinara sauce loses its zing in the
  freezer after a few months but is perfectly safe to eat
  for 6 months.)

  Recipe by Sally Vargas

  RECIPE FROM: https://www.simplyrecipes.com

  Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen

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