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Savoury Bacon & Onion Gravy
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Classic Marinara Sauce
serves 6
Classic Marinara Sauce is written in clear, practical steps for reliable home cooking. This upgraded version focuses on proper seasoning, strong texture contrast, and timings that make sense on a real weeknight.
It is built to be repeatable, satisfying, and genuinely tasty — the kind of recipe you’ll happily cook again.
10 mins prep30 mins cook40 mins total
Heat olive oil and soften onion over medium heat for 8 minutes.
Add garlic and tomato purée and cook 1 minute.
Add tomatoes, oregano and a pinch of sugar, then simmer 25 to 30 minutes.
Blend smooth if preferred and reduce to desired consistency.
Season to taste and use hot or cool for storing.
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