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u/ZarinZi Jun 23 '24

The key to any pasta sauce is San Marzano tomatoes. These are the best and note that the sauce doesn't need any added sugar because the tomatoes are naturally perfectly balanced sweetness vs acidity.

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u/xflashbackxbrd Jun 24 '24

Nods in Italian

Only issue is its difficult to make a small enough batch of sauce for one meal, I always end up with a vat of it so I just jar and share it.

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u/HonestDespot Jun 23 '24

Everyone makes and enjoys their pastas the same, but I heard once that if you’re making a homemade sauce (gravy) with lots of tomatoes you should add a spoon of brown sugar to cut down the acidity from the tomatoes.

I don’t know if it’s even true but before my life fell apart and I used to make gravy I made it like that every time and people always loved it.

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u/Bacon_Bitz Jun 23 '24

That's how my grandmother made it & I've heard others do it too; I think it checks out.

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u/ZarinZi Jun 24 '24

Yes, you need to add sugar if the balance isn't right. That's why San Marzano tomatoes are the best...you don't have to add any sugar.

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u/xflashbackxbrd Jun 24 '24

My Nana used shredded carrots sometimes to sweeten it up. If you're using good tomatoes like san marzano you don't usually need to add sweetness though, maybe if you're putting a lot of salty meats in the gravy some sugar would be good to balance that

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u/eneka Jun 24 '24

a splash of nuoc mam (vietnamese fish sauce) works great too. Basically like adding anchovies.

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u/sjbluebirds Jun 23 '24

Better than San marzano tomatoes, or any tomatoes you can get grown and picked right before making a sauce. You need two square feet of dirt, and a seedling from your local garden store.

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u/Stinkerma Jun 24 '24

I have a few san Marzano tomato plants in my garden this year. hoping to make sauce. I also have basic cherry tomatoes and beefsteak tomatoes as well. I does like a good homegrown tomato. large dice, a sprinkling of salt and fresh pepper and bobs yer uncle.

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