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I'm getting ready to make spaghetti sauce for supper. Wish me luck...it's my first try from scratch.

But I HAVE been around long enough to know the secret is sweet basil and cheap red wine!
 

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All the best
Does one drink the wine first before making said sauce?
 

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Originally Posted by mrblanche

I'm getting ready to make spaghetti sauce for supper. Wish me luck...it's my first try from scratch.

But I HAVE been around long enough to know the secret is sweet basil and cheap red wine!
And a bit of garlic and really good olive oil. Good luck!
 

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Make sure to simmer a pigs foot in the sauce. It helps take out the acidity in the sauce.
 

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Originally Posted by just1cat

Make sure to simmer a pigs foot in the sauce. It helps take out the acidity in the sauce.
a pigs foot? never heard of it!

In our italian family, we put in a tea spoon of sugar to take out the acidity
 
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Funny thing about the garlic. I put it in, but I heard a tomato expert (from Burpee's, I believe) on an NPR show this weekend, and he said garlic was a no-no with tomatos; he said it kills the taste. He said onions are the secret to a good sauce.
 
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Nope, my wife won't eat pork.
 

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Originally Posted by mrblanche

Funny thing about the garlic. I put it in, but I heard a tomato expert (from Burpee's, I believe) on an NPR show this weekend, and he said garlic was a no-no with tomatos; he said it kills the taste. He said onions are the secret to a good sauce.
I agree! Lots of onions wilted in olive oil, lots of chianti, tomato paste instead of sauce (to keep it thick), lots of basil, some oregano, some sage, and a little bit of garlic added at the end of the simmer-time, so it doesn't go bitter. Sometimes I throw in a little crushed red pepper, too.

Oh my. I may have to do some sketti for a midnight snack!
 

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Originally Posted by fwan

a pigs foot? never heard of it!

In our italian family, we put in a tea spoon of sugar to take out the acidity
Yeah, we do the same thing with the sugar. Viva Italiano!
 
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