Fresh Tomato Marinara Sauce

Homemade marinara sauce with fresh tomatoes, garlic, herbs, and red wine. A simply delicious way to use up your garden's bounty of tomatoes!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 1 hr 10 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 25 mins
• Calories: 147 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon honey
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 teaspoon dried marjoram
• 1 bay leaf
• 2 teaspoons dried basil
• 6 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 8 large tomatoes, peeled and cut into big chunks
• 2 teaspoons balsamic vinegar, or more to taste
• 0.5 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 0.5 onion, chopped
• 0.5 cup red wine
• 0.25 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 0.25 teaspoon fennel seed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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.

Step 2

Add balsamic vinegar; still well to combine. Discard bay leaf.

Step 3

Gather the ingredients.

Step 4

Heat olive oil in a stockpot over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until softened, about 5 minutes.

Step 5

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.