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| Posted by: mercyforme 12-May-2004, 10:11 PM |
| I am looking for help to make my pasta sauce taste good...Any Ideas??? |
| Posted by: Raven 13-May-2004, 12:53 PM |
| Hey Mercy I would just by a high quality sauce for a base (with a minimum of added sugar) and fry some good ground sausage (add other things that you like such as mushrooms, fresh chopped garlic etc) Add all the ingredients then simmer together to get the flavor through out the sauce and it should taste very good. One note - do not go overboard with any one ingredient, remember less is more. Good Luck Mikel |
| Posted by: barddas 13-May-2004, 01:58 PM |
| Red wine always helps a tomato sauce. Also adding additional herbs, like basil, or oregeno. The way I do it is- Take a teaspoon worth of herb in m'hand. Rub both hands together with herbs inbetween. What this does is get the aromatics of the herb (oils) working. And will flavor your sauce with more intensity. Because the oils have been 'released'. Do this above your pot of sauce and let the now crushed herbs fall into the sauce. And I agree less is more. Because you can always add to it. Once it's in, it's in.  Cheers |
| Posted by: gtrplr 13-May-2004, 02:39 PM |
| Start with 2 cans of tomato sauce. Add a dash of oregano and basil. Stir in 1/2 lb. of ground beef. Add 2 teaspoons of sugar. Cook for 15 min. Add 1 cup sugar. Take family to Italian restaurant. Recipe courtesy of my stepdaughter. |
| Posted by: barddas 13-May-2004, 02:52 PM |
'DAT'S ALOT of SUGAR!!!!!!  |
| Posted by: gtrplr 13-May-2004, 03:03 PM | ||
You're telling me!!!   |
| Posted by: Raven 13-May-2004, 06:31 PM |
| dat's a lot of sugar!! |
| Posted by: gtrplr 14-May-2004, 09:03 AM |
| Actually, I should have said: spill one cup on sugar into the pot. She didn't do it on purpose. Same result, tho. |
| Posted by: mercyforme 17-May-2004, 12:14 AM |
| Guys I forgot I posted here till a few minutes ago...I will try some of your ideas and see what happens!! |
| Posted by: gtrplr 17-May-2004, 10:07 AM |
Don't use a cup of sugar!  |
| Posted by: dfilpus 20-May-2004, 03:35 PM |
| If my sauce is thin and don't have enough time to simmer it down, I add a little cheese. Romano or Parmesan is best, but I've use cubes of cheddar. Once the cheese melts, the sauce is improved. |
| Posted by: Shadows 13-Jun-2004, 10:07 AM |
| Forget the SUGAR! Use molassas it not only thickens and sweatens it adds color! |