rusty (01/21/83)
From: rusty (Rusty Wright) another thing that is nice to use when making spagetti sauce is one of those slow cooking crock pots. just put it on high for a short while to get things cooking then put it on low for the rest of the afternoon. you may need to prop the lid open for a while to help it get thick.
barb@pyuxa.UUCP (B E Nemeth) (08/16/85)
I made spagetti sauce using tomatoes from my garden. For some reason this time the sauce came out too tart. I added some sugar, but no luck in removing the tartness. I really don't want to add any more sugar. Any suggestions in removing the tartness. Thanks in advance. Barb Nemeth
charli@cylixd.UUCP (Charli Phillips) (08/20/85)
Try adding 1/2 teaspoon or so of grated bitter chocolate to the spaghetti sauce, or any sauce that includes tomatoes. (I know it sounds crazy, but it works. I learned it from a terrific cook who didn't use sugar in anything because of a diabetic in the family.)
susan@umcp-cs.UUCP (Susan McCandless) (08/21/85)
Yes. To remove tartness from a tomato sauce made with fresh tomatoes, my grand-mother often threw in about a 2 inch size piece of carrot, and about what looked like 1-2 tablespoons of sugar. It always seemed to work. susan
ken@turtlevax.UUCP (Ken Turkowski) (08/21/85)
In article <1305@pyuxa.UUCP> barb@pyuxa.UUCP (B E Nemeth) writes: >I made spagetti sauce using tomatoes from my garden. For some >reason this time the sauce came out too tart. I added some >sugar, but no luck in removing the tartness. I really don't >want to add any more sugar. > >Any suggestions in removing the tartness. Try grating a carrot or two into the sauce. More onions would sweeten it up, too (especially red ones). -- "You can never have too many onions." -- Ken Turkowski @ CADLINC, Menlo Park, CA UUCP: {amd,decwrl,hplabs,seismo,spar}!turtlevax!ken ARPA: turtlevax!ken@DECWRL.ARPA
jeff@rtech.UUCP (Jeff Lichtman) (08/22/85)
> I made spagetti sauce using tomatoes > from my garden. For some reason this > time the sauce came out too tart. > I added some sugar, but no luck in removing > the tartness. I really don't want to add > any more sugar. > > Any suggestions in removing the tartness. > > Thanks in advance. > Barb Nemeth Try adding finely shredded carrots. They don't have the sweetening power of sugar, but you can add a lot without feeling guilty. Also, if you add too much sugar and then boil the sauce, it's liable to get treacly. -- Jeff Lichtman at rtech (Relational Technology, Inc.) aka Swazoo Koolak {amdahl, sun}!rtech!jeff {ucbvax, decvax}!mtxinu!rtech!jeff
gail@prism.UUCP (08/23/85)
try removing the seeds from the tomatoes as they can cause bitterness. also the skin may add to the tartness. I make sauce often and found that by removing the seeds from the tomatoes beforehand makes for a much sweeter taste.
thomas@utah-gr.UUCP (Spencer W. Thomas) (08/24/85)
Another trick to make spaghetti sauce less tart: Add some baking SODA.
It does add sodium (so cut down the salt). It also fizzes wonderfully.
This works by neutralizing the acid, not just covering it up (as sugar
does).
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> I made spagetti sauce using tomatoes > from my garden. For some reason this > time the sauce came out too tart. > I added some sugar, but no luck in removing > the tartness. I really don't want to add > any more sugar. > > Any suggestions in removing the tartness. > try adding some chopped carrots (or grated -- something very small so they more or less disappear except for the flavor) when you first start cooking it, and lots of fresh basil towards the end of the cooking time. meg mcroberts ihuxi!megann
barb@oliven.UUCP (Barbara Jernigan) (08/26/85)
> Try adding 1/2 teaspoon or so of grated bitter chocolate to > the spaghetti sauce, or any sauce that includes tomatoes. (I know > it sounds crazy, but it works. I learned it from a terrific cook > who didn't use sugar in anything because of a diabetic in the > family.) There are, in fact, a few Spanish recipes mixing tomato sauce and bitter chocolate. Dubiously I tried one -- it was delicious, and NOTHING like chicken dipped in hot fudge (yeee--ech). If I remember, I'll post the recipe (it was in Bon Appetit a month or two ago). ___________________ ______________\ ___________ | ______ / . / / o .ooo. ./ /. . o@ooo0 .ooooo. .ooooo. .oooo Barb oo..oo oo...ooo ooo..ooo \ .oo oo oooooo oooooo ooo ooo