Spaghetti alla marinara: the recipe for the tasty first course with tomato, garlic and oregano
ingredients
Extra virgin olive oil
The spaghetti alla marinara I’m a primo simple and tasty, a dish to be prepared with few ingredients, easily available at home, and very quickly. It is simply spaghetti topped with a tomato sauce flavored with garlic and oregano, the same irresistible condiment of the famous pizza marinara Neapolitan. A fragrant and delicious espresso sauce that will allow you to bring a tasty dish to the table even at the last minute, perfect for any lunch or dinner with family and friends.
In our recipe we used spaghetti, but if you like you can replace them with another format of long pasta, such as bavette or linguine. If in season, you can use fresh sweet and juicy cherry tomatoes instead of the tomato sauce, and flavor the sauce with other aromatic herbs, such as parsley and basil. For a nice spicy note, you can add a pinch of red pepper fresh or dried and enrich the cooking sauce with anchovy fillets in oil, olives and some desalted capers: it will make the sauce even more savory.
Find out how to prepare spaghetti alla marinara by following the step by step procedure and advice. If you love the typical dishes of Mediterranean cuisinedo not miss the spaghetti alla puttanesca and the tomato classics.
How to prepare spaghetti alla marinara
Step 1
Step 1
In a pan, fry the garlic cloves, cut into small pieces, with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil 1.
Step 2
Step 2
In a pan, fry the garlic cloves, cut into small pieces, with a drizzle of extra virgin olive oil 1.
As soon as the garlic is golden, add the peeled tomatoes 2.
Step 3
Step 3
In the meantime, put a saucepan with plenty of salted water on the stove, bring to a boil and pour in the spaghetti 3.
Step 4
Step 4
As soon as the garlic is golden, add the peeled tomatoes 2.
Cook over medium heat for 10-15 minutes, until the sauce has shrunk 4.
Step 5
Step 5
Add oregano to the sauce and keep the heat low to keep the sauce warm 5.
Step 6
Step 6
In the meantime, put a saucepan with plenty of salted water on the stove, bring to a boil and pour in the spaghetti 3.
Drain the pasta al dente and transfer it to the pan with the sauce 6.
Step 7
Step 7
Mix everything well by blowing up the pasta 7. If necessary, add a drop of the pasta cooking water.
Step 8
Step 8
Cook over medium heat for 10-15 minutes, until the sauce has shrunk 4.
Perfume with more oregano 8.
Step 9
Step 9
The spaghetti alla marinara are ready to be served 9.
Step 10
Step 10
Add oregano to the sauce and keep the heat low to keep the sauce warm 5.
Plate and serve hot 10.
storage
It is advisable to prepare spaghetti alla marinara and enjoy them hot at the moment. If they are left over, you can keep them for a day in the refrigerator in a glass container.
