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From Lidia Bastianich's kitchen · Felidia, New York

stove · tomato sauce

NATIONAL AWARD WINNER

Lidia’s Marinara

From an award-winning kitchen

Ratio

OLIVE OIL 60

Ingredients

  • OLIVE OIL60 ml
  • GARLIC20 g
  • TOMATO1600 g
  • SALT6 g
  • BASIL15 g
  • RED PEPPER0.5 g

Method

  1. This one needs stove heat — jar fill-lines aren’t the whole story yet.
  2. Cook ingredients gently according to the published technique, adapted here as pantry quantities only.
  3. Finish off heat; adjust seasoning.

Provenance

Italian-American chef of Felidia in New York; James Beard Outstanding Cookbook and Who's Who. Istria-rooted cooking taught widely on public television.

Originally published as Lidia’s Marinara.

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FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?+

This one is blend or stove fit. Use it from the recipe page; jar columns are shake-ready sauces only.

What do the quantities mean?+

Amounts below are from the published source, converted to ml/g where liquids allow. On a jar, every column scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?+

Adapted from Lidia’s Italy marinara (published as “Lidia’s Marinara”). Full citation lives in Provenance.