OUR FAVORITE CHEF-CHEF CHERISE-IS IN THE HOUSE!!!

On the third show of our triple-header, our favorite in-house chef, Chef Cherise Kateri Cox is in the house, and today we are going Italian when she whips up her famous Marinara Sauce. If you would like to join us, 319-527-6099 is the number.

Marinara Sauce

Servings: 8

Calories: 600

Ingredients:

10 pounds of plum tomatoes

¼ cup olive oil

3 medium onions, diced

10 cloves of fresh garlic finely minced

⅓ cup fresh basil leaves, finely chopped

1 teaspoon of oregano

3 cans of tomato paste

2 bay leaves

8 Fresh basil leaves

1 teaspoon salt

In the sink, add a lot of ice and some cold water. On the bottom of each tomatoes cut an X and set to the side. In a large pot boil water. When the water is boiling, drop in 2 tomatoes at a time and cook for 10 seconds. Remove them with a slotted spoon and place them into the sink. Repeat until all of them are done. Peel the skin off the tomatoes and cut them removing the insides. Cut them into smaller pieces and place them into a bowl. In a large pot add the oil and heat over a medium heat, add the onions and cook until soft. Add the tomatoes, garlic, and all the seasonings, mix and lower the flame. Allow to cook for 4 hours, If, you need to add water do so. Add the bay leaves after 2 hours. After another half hour, add the tomato paste, stir and cook for another hour.

Remove from the heat, stir and store for future recipes.