Quick Marinara from the home garden.(Mostly)
After 2-3 years of so-so home grown tomatoes we have a bumper grop, we had a voluteer from last years heirloom(Sweet Millions I believe) that last year did not do so well but this year is great, as well as a new plant of Sungolds that is kind of meh and are not doing as well and we have no idea why.
However the Sungolds are not aweful so last night when mom had me take home a ton of those and some Sweet millions I decided to take all from the batch she gave me last weekend and half the batch from last night to make some marinara. I also used our shallots and oregano. I had to use store bought garlic and olive oil as well as salt.
It take really almost no time and it was so fragrant and yummy!
Homegrown Marinara:
2.5 cups cherry tomatoes(I used a mix of Sungolds and Sweet millions)
2 large shallots chopped into small pieces
2 tsps oregano(Mine was dried up fresh from our garden that I crushed as I put it in the pot so the measurement is aproximate. if you use dried store bought I would start with less first to make sure it is not too strong.)
2-3 tbsps olive oil (extra virgin or whatever you prefer)
1 tbsp crushed garlic
Salt
Put oil and shallots in a pan and let sautee for a a couple minutes then add tomatoes ( I cut them in half) and salt. Cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes then add oregano and garlic. Cook for another 5 minutes and then you can either crush with a spoon all the tomatoes or I went ahead and used my food prcessor to blend and purree everything up a little more. Then put back on the stove for about 5 minutes.
Add to cooked pasta and you can throw in some muchrooms or other veggies you like I also added some fresh grated asiago cheese. I also put the rest in a jar and in my fridge for a later lunch or dinner. I want to make a larger batch and freeze it so I can have some later in the year after tomato season is over.
However the Sungolds are not aweful so last night when mom had me take home a ton of those and some Sweet millions I decided to take all from the batch she gave me last weekend and half the batch from last night to make some marinara. I also used our shallots and oregano. I had to use store bought garlic and olive oil as well as salt.
It take really almost no time and it was so fragrant and yummy!
Homegrown Marinara:
2.5 cups cherry tomatoes(I used a mix of Sungolds and Sweet millions)
2 large shallots chopped into small pieces
2 tsps oregano(Mine was dried up fresh from our garden that I crushed as I put it in the pot so the measurement is aproximate. if you use dried store bought I would start with less first to make sure it is not too strong.)
2-3 tbsps olive oil (extra virgin or whatever you prefer)
1 tbsp crushed garlic
Salt
Put oil and shallots in a pan and let sautee for a a couple minutes then add tomatoes ( I cut them in half) and salt. Cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes then add oregano and garlic. Cook for another 5 minutes and then you can either crush with a spoon all the tomatoes or I went ahead and used my food prcessor to blend and purree everything up a little more. Then put back on the stove for about 5 minutes.
Add to cooked pasta and you can throw in some muchrooms or other veggies you like I also added some fresh grated asiago cheese. I also put the rest in a jar and in my fridge for a later lunch or dinner. I want to make a larger batch and freeze it so I can have some later in the year after tomato season is over.
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