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 Posted By: jglass 
Nov 10  # 1 of 12
$8.99 a jar at Walmart :eek:
That had better be some fantastic sauce at that price.
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 Posted By: Mama Mangia 
Nov 10  # 2 of 12
did you buy it?


Rao's Restaruant Marinara Sauce

2 28-ounce cans San Marzano tomatoes
1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
2 ounces fatback or salt pork -- diced (optional)
1 small yellow onion -- peeled and minced
2 cloves garlic -- peeled and minced
salt
6 fresh basil leaves -- (6-10) torn
1 pinch dried oregano
freshly ground black pepper

Drain tomatoes, reserving juice. Crush tomatoes with your hands into a bowl,
gently removing and discarding any hard cores, skin, or tough membranes from
stem ends. Set aside.

Heat oil in a large, nonreactive saucepan over medium-low heat. If using
fatback, add it to the pan and saute until all fat has been rendered, about
5 minutes. Remove fatback with a slotted spoon and discard.

Add onion to pan and cook until golden, about 10 minutes. Add garlic and
saute until soft, about 3 minutes. Stir in tomatoes and reserved juice and
season to taste with salt. Increase heat to high, and bring sauce to a boil.

Immediately reduce heat to low and simmer until flavors have blended and
sauce has slightly thickened, about 1 hour. Stir in basil and oregano, and
season to taste with salt and pepper. If not using immediately, refrigerate,
covered, for up to a week.

Yield:
"5 cups"
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 Posted By: ricksrealpitbbq 
Nov 10  # 3 of 12
Those San Marzano tomatoes are the best I've ever had.
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 Posted By: Mama Mangia 
Nov 10  # 4 of 12
Quote ricksrealpitbbq wrote:
Those San Marzano tomatoes are the best I've ever had.

they make the absolute best gravy! (sauce)
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 Posted By: jglass 
Nov 10  # 5 of 12
No way I would give that for marinara. I don't care whose name is on the jar. I know what it takes to make marinara and its not worth 8.99 a jar. People in this area would never pay that. That stuff will be in a mark down cart when the date gets close to expiring. I get the Bertolli marinara when I don't make my own. I have never found the Marzano tomatoes anywhere around here. I wish they did carry them. Knowing what is in marinara I was stunned to see that price on a regular size jar of sauce. I have almost ordered Rao's cookbook in the past. Maybe I should seeing that they think the recipes are worth a fortune lol.
I always use your recipe for Marinara you gave me ages ago Mama.