The easiest marinara sauce you will ever make now with a spicy twist! A few years ago I shared a 3-ingredient tomato sauce recipe. One of the most delicious things I have on this blog. I mean seriously delicious. I took that recipe and spiced it up! The original of this recipe made Marcella Hazan a very popular woman in the world of Italian cooking. The original is on regular rotation in the MVF kitchen. Now, it has been given a spicy upgrade with this 4-ingredient Spicy Marinara Sauce.
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Tara’s Tips for making PERFECT 4-Ingredient Spicy Marinara Sauce
Tomatoes
- You will need one 28 oz of San Marzano tomatoes. These are the only tomatoes that will work in this recipe! Crushed or whole are both fine.
Butter
- 4 tablespoons of butter. Don’t mess with it because it works! I use Miyoko’s vegan butter but you can use any dairy or vegan butter you prefer.
Onion
- One onion peeled and cut in half. White or yellow, not red.
- After your sauce simmers for 45 minutes, you have the option of removing the onion and discarding or chopping it up and eating it as part of your sauce. We opt to keep the onion as it gives a nice texture and flavor. Alternatively, you could blitz the sauce with an immersion blender a few times to break up the onion.
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Pepper
- One ghost pepper sliced in half. It is spicy! Feel free to substitute a few chili peppers in place of the ghost pepper, but if you have access to a ghost pepper, use it! Be sure you use gloves when handling a ghost pepper.
Done in under one hour
- The entire process will take you less than one hour from start to finish! I know! Amazing!
What to Eat with 4-Ingredient Spicy Marinara Sauce
Meatless Eggplant Meatballs (Vegan + Gluten Free!)
Meatless Baked Pasta Casserole
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Cauliflower Gnocchi Garlic Knots
Eggless Cauliflower Pizza Crust (egg-free + dairy-free!)
4-ingredient Spicy Marinara Sauce
Four ingredients and one hour is all you need to make this amazing, spicy sauce that is so delicious!
Ingredients
- 28 ounce can of San Marzano tomatoes (crushed or whole)
- One onion, peeled and cut in half
- 4 tbsp butter
- 1 ghost pepper, stem removed, sliced in half lengthwise
- 1 tsp salt
Directions
- Step 1 In a medium saucepan, combine the tomatoes with their juices, butter, ghost pepper, salt, and the onion halves.
- Step 2 Heat the mixture to a low simmer and cook on a low simmer for 45 minutes. Stir occasionally. At the half way point of cooking, give everything a good stir, mash the large pieces of tomato with a spoon.
- Step 3 After 45 minutes of cooking, you have the option of discarding the onion (or you can cut it up and include it in your sauce if you so desire), taste and adjust the salt to your liking.
- Step 4 Serve over 2 -3 bowls of pasta, pizza, or use as a dip. Double the recipe if you want to, double all of the ingredients.
- Step 5 Store any leftovers in a glass, airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 3 months.
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