Italian

Joe Dogs’ Marinara Sauce

Standard Size
2 cloves garlic
¼ cup Olive Oil (Virgin-Extra Virgin)
2 Cans chopped tomatoes in tomato juice
½ teaspoon garlic powder
¼ teaspoon dry mustard
¼ teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons basil
1 cup chicken stock

Melt garlic into olive oil add rest of ingredients cook 30 minutes approx and start cooking a pasta of your choice!!!


This has become an absolute standard for me and I got it from a great Cook Book called Cooking for the Mob by a gansta called Joe Dogs. It forms the base of quite a lot of dishes from the book.


I sometimes cover a steak in Italian herbs and use that as a dry rub, let it sit in the fridge for the herbs to get in to the meat, then grill, rest once the meat is cooked and then cut in to pieces add to pasta and pour over the sauce....also a good dish for carb loading if you are going to the gym the following day and need an energy boast!!


One of my favs...for something different add some chilli powder to taste and a little Cumin...to give a Mexican sting to the cheeks!!