Friday, November 29, 2024

How can you make marinara sauce from scratch without using canned tomatoes or store-bought sauces?

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You do not need tomatoes at all.

According to Italian wikipedia:

Alla marinara … indicates a type of cooking which involves the use of aromatic herbs from the Mediterranean area such as basil and oregano, sometimes also olives, capers and salted anchovies; usually these ingredients are accompanied with tomato sauce, but it is not an obligatory ingredient

Often, a preparation “alla marinara” involves seafood.

White spaghetti alla marinara

Red spaghetti alla marinara (with tomato)

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