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cooking related - my spaghetti sauce sucks! help?

jenifairiesjenifairies
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last time i made it it was great. this time it just sucks. can someone give me a quick run down of what i'm supposed to have in it? i lost the recipe and apparently i am not cool enough to wing it.

i have a bunch of cans of stuff, oregano (ground - I forgot to buy fresh), basil, garlic, and onions.

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Re: cooking related - my spaghetti sauce sucks! help?

  • babypuplovebabypuplove
    You definitely need to add salt to bring out the flavors, and some ground black pepper would be good as well.  I would add some crushed red pepper, but you may not want to if you don't like spice.  Also, you might want to roast the garlic and onions in olive oil before adding them to the sauce. 
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  • MrsRichardson915MrsRichardson915

    I basically 'wing it' when I do my sauce...but here is what I do. First, I saute an onion and a green pepper in a tbsp of olive oil. Then I add a large can of whole peeled tomatoes that I crush with my hands. Then I add a large can of diced tomatoes (usually the Italian seasoned ones), a reg size can of tomato paste, and I season it with pepper, oregano, basil, and a ton of minced garlic.  I also add a couple tbsp of brown sugar to cut the acid. I let this all simmer in the pan and keep tasting it to see if I need to season it more. Once I think it's seasoned enough, I transfer it to a crockpot and let it cook on low all day.

    For meatballs, I use a pound of meat, one egg, parmesan cheese, Italian breadcrumbs, and 1/2 cup of the sauce. This makes them so moist! I bake them at 325, for fifteen minutes on each side....then add to the sauce and let them cook in it all day too. YUM!

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  • jenifairiesjenifairies

    imagebabypuplove:
    You definitely need to add salt to bring out the flavors, and some ground black pepper would be good as well.  I would add some crushed red pepper, but you may not want to if you don't like spice.  Also, you might want to roast the garlic and onions in olive oil before adding them to the sauce. 

    brain fart. thank you. how could i forget salt and pepper??

    i cooked a package of sausage up first with onions and a few bell peppers before i added all the tomato stuff.

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  • emathis2emathis2

    If you like sauce with sausage try this easy recipe next time....

    1 package hot italian sausages (5 or 6 taken out of case)

    1 1/2 lb ground beef

    3 cloves garlic, minced 

    1/2 t salt

    2 large cans tomato sauce

    1 large can diced tomato

    1 sm can tomato paste

    1 t soy sauce (weird I know)

    oregano and basil and pepper

    Sometimes I add onions, pepper and mushrooms, sometimes I omit. People always love this sauce.

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  • pinksweetpea2pinksweetpea2 member
    This is a really good base sauce which you can add anything to.  I made it a couple of days ago and then popped it into the crockpot with turkey meat balls.  It was SO yummy.  

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  • jenifairiesjenifairies
    imageemathis2:

    If you like sauce with sausage try this easy recipe next time....

    1 package hot italian sausages (5 or 6 taken out of case)

    1 1/2 lb ground beef

    3 cloves garlic, minced 

    1/2 t salt

    2 large cans tomato sauce

    1 large can diced tomato

    1 sm can tomato paste

    1 t soy sauce (weird I know)

    oregano and basil and pepper

    Sometimes I add onions, pepper and mushrooms, sometimes I omit. People always love this sauce.

    this is pretty close to what i had, except i used ground sausage and a can of crushed tomatoes, too.  and i would never think to use soy sauce. may add that next time.

    thanks for all the tips, everyone. it's much better now!

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  • executrixieexecutrixie

    I just made some last night with some equally awesome turkey meatballs, DH and I love the stuff and it's sooooo easy!

    1/2 chopped onion into a pot with a few tablespoons of olive oil.(med to med-high heat)

    4-6 cloves of garlic(minced) added to that after the onions start to sweat

    salt, pepper and whatever seasonings you see fit, I use about 1 teaspoon each of dried oregano, thyme, basil and chili flakes.

    1 big can of crushed tomatoes(very important b/c diced tomatoes lead to a runnier sauce) added to the pot...bring to a boil, cover and drop down to a simmer for half an hour or more.  Season with s & p if still needed.

     

    You can drop meatballs, porkchops, sausage or a pound of browned ground meat in (all must be cooked) if you want and then cook that for another ten minutes.

     

    I'm having  leftovers today for lunch. :)

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