• carpoftruth [any, any]
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    8 months ago

    My spaghetti game got a lot better when I started making sauce by roasting tomatoes+garlic with olive oil first then adding other stuff. Roast at 400-450 for 40 minutes or so, until edges of veggies caramelize, mash or blend. Now I prep and can all the tomatoes I grow like that. It's so good. The roasting improves the flavor and color a lot and makes the final sauce taste more 'mature' straight out of the pot.

    Idk anything about actual food prep so save your smug "omg that's not a real bolognese" attitude for the discord

    • iesou@lemm.ee
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      8 months ago

      That's how I do it too, except I would recommend adding some carrots as well. The sweetness helps smooth the acid bite of the tomato without the use of something like sugar syrup or honey.

      • carpoftruth [any, any]
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        8 months ago

        I'll try that next time. I can never grow carrots worth a damn but I'll just buy some

    • SpiderFarmer [he/him]
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      8 months ago

      I've made my own sauce and ketchups from garden-grown tomatoes. It was awesome and a fun project, but ngl when I say most days I'm content with some Prego.