TabyanInn

This is the basic marinara sauce we use at the TabyanInn. Don't let the simplicity fool you—the tastes meld into pure red gold! The recipe is simple and easy to make. We’ve even make this on vacation in rooms where we had a kitchen!

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons quality olive oil
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 28 oz. can fire-roasted, crushed tomatoes
• 1/8 teaspoon crush red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• 1 large sprig fresh basil

How To Make

Heat olive oil in a medium sauce pan over medium-high heat.

Add garlic, stirring frequently. Cook for 1 min. until fragrant. Do not burn.

Add tomatoes, red pepper, salt, oregano and black pepper. Stir until ingredients are combined. Add the basil sprig, gently pushing it down into the sauce.

Bring to a simmer, reduce heat to medium-low, and simmer for 15 min. Discard basil sprig.

Serve immediately.

Prep time: 5 min. Cook time: 25 min. Makes about 1 ½ cups of sauce.

Notes

Source: Internet. This recipe can easily be doubled for more sauce.

We love using the fire roasted tomatoes, but you do not have to. Do get the best quality tomatoes you can find or are willing to buy—with this simple a recipe, the quality of the ingredients really comes through.

8/21/2025: We have started playing with whole San Marzano tomatoes, then using an immersion blender to pulse them up. I haven’t decided if we like the fire roasted tomatoes best, or just plain ones…