* * * Debate Policy - Political Message Board Thread * * * -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Thread : Spaghetti Sauce Started at 05-21-2015 09:42 AM by Perianne Visit at http://www.debatepolicy.com/showthread.php?t=49795 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 1] Author : Perianne Date : 05-21-2015 09:42 AM Title : Spaghetti Sauce My new favorite spaghetti sauce, Bellino, is mighty good. But I want to make my own. I have tried making my own sauce from canned tomatoes, but I can taste the "can" in it. Does anyone have a good recipe you would be willing to share? -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 2] Author : fj1200 Date : 05-21-2015 10:14 AM I only bother to make my own if I'm making lasagna otherwise I don't see the point. Not that I don't add some brown sugar usually or some hot sauce or balsamic vinegar on occasion. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 3] Author : hjmick Date : 05-21-2015 08:12 PM I've got a recipe, but it's not written down... Let me think about it, I want to be somewhat accurate... Just to give you an idea, my wife is not fond of spaghetti sauce, but she can't get enough of mine... -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 4] Author : WiccanLiberal Date : 05-21-2015 08:35 PM Title : my mom's recipe My mother was not a great cook but her sauce recipe was wonderful. She was shown by a fellow Navy wife when she and my dad lived in Norfolk. That lady was the daughter of an Italian immigrant. So the recipe goes like this. Brown app. 1 pound of 70/30 ground beef with a small chopped onion and a clove or two of minced garlic. In a large pot put a pound of peeled plum tomatoes. ( I have no problem with canned or fresh ). Add 4 small cans of tomato paste. Measure out the same amount of liquid. I usually use about two and a half cans water and a half red wine. I can always add more liquid later. To this I add salt, pepper, oregano, basil and parsley. Vary the amounts to get the flavor you like. Mom always crushed the tomatoes by hand but I put the whole mess in the blender and just pulse it a few times. Drain the ground beef, onion and garlic and add it to the tomato mix. Then simmer on low for about an hour. Then taste it. Depending on the tomatoes you may need to add a little sugar to sweeten but only do so a very little at a time to your taste. Then just simmer for a few hours and stir periodically. You can use a slow cooker. Variations include adding green pepper, mushrooms, etc. Leave out the meat for a sauce for chicken parm. Add sausage for a great lasagna sauce. I generally make a large pot and freeze seperate containers for quick meals. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 5] Author : Kathianne Date : 05-22-2015 07:30 AM My mother was not a great cook but her sauce recipe was wonderful. She was shown by a fellow Navy wife when she and my dad lived in Norfolk. That lady was the daughter of an Italian immigrant. So the recipe goes like this. Brown app. 1 pound of 70/30 ground beef with a small chopped onion and a clove or two of minced garlic. In a large pot put a pound of peeled plum tomatoes. ( I have no problem with canned or fresh ). Add 4 small cans of tomato paste. Measure out the same amount of liquid. I usually use about two and a half cans water and a half red wine. I can always add more liquid later. To this I add salt, pepper, oregano, basil and parsley. Vary the amounts to get the flavor you like. Mom always crushed the tomatoes by hand but I put the whole mess in the blender and just pulse it a few times. Drain the ground beef, onion and garlic and add it to the tomato mix. Then simmer on low for about an hour. Then taste it. Depending on the tomatoes you may need to add a little sugar to sweeten but only do so a very little at a time to your taste. Then just simmer for a few hours and stir periodically. You can use a slow cooker. Variations include adding green pepper, mushrooms, etc. Leave out the meat for a sauce for chicken parm. Add sausage for a great lasagna sauce. I generally make a large pot and freeze seperate containers for quick meals. That sounds a lot like what my mom made too! Like your's, my mom wasn't a great cook, Irish. ;) But her spaghetti sauce rocked, got it from a sister of my aunt's husband, an Italian. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 6] Author : Jeff Date : 05-22-2015 07:39 AM My Mom was a great cook and had a great sauce, she gave my wife the recipe but down here in the south you can't get the same ingredients as you could in NJ and what a difference that makes. Jim's wife makes her sauce with tomato paste from Italy and yes you can taste the difference. I know there are many different types of Sauce ( Gravy) but when it is cooked right they all taste good. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 7] Author : Kathianne Date : 05-22-2015 07:43 AM My Mom was a great cook and had a great sauce, she gave my wife the recipe but down here in the south you can't get the same ingredients as you could in NJ and what a difference that makes. Jim's wife makes her sauce with tomato paste from Italy and yes you can taste the difference. I know there are many different types of Sauce ( Gravy) but when it is cooked right they all taste good. I hear you on the 'ingredients'! While I love Sedona, I hate the limited grocery availability and high costs. I feel guilty about calling my mom a 'less than great cook.' She had some things she really rocked at making, her spaghetti sauce was one of them. She just cooked meat and veggies a bit too long. LOL! It seems to have been an 'Irish thing.' -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 8] Author : Jeff Date : 05-22-2015 07:59 AM I hear you on the 'ingredients'! While I love Sedona, I hate the limited grocery availability and high costs. I feel guilty about calling my mom a 'less than great cook.' She had some things she really rocked at making, her spaghetti sauce was one of them. She just cooked meat and veggies a bit too long. LOL! It seems to have been an 'Irish thing.' My Mom was a great cook, although she loves red meat ( London Broil was her all time favorite during grilling season ) but she would experiment and make anything taste good, in her later years she was still a great cook but didn't do the experimenting as much, but yes she could make dog taste good if she needed to. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 9] Author : fj1200 Date : 05-22-2015 08:14 AM ... you can't get the same ingredients as you could in NJ ... You should try the Dekalb Farmers Market when you're in ATL. They have tons of crap from all over. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 10] Author : Jeff Date : 05-22-2015 08:31 AM You should try the Dekalb Farmers Market when you're in ATL. They have tons of crap from all over. I have never been there but have heard it is fantastic, but let me make it clear what I meant, My Mom had told my wife what brands to get and the wife couldn't get the same brand down here, my wife's Gravy is decent but not like Mom's and that is what I chalk it up to, the different brands. But as for the Farmers Market folks have told me the fresh seafood they have there is fantastic, I can't get fresh seafood up here at all, I go to the Gwinett farmers market from time to time but that is really just a Chinese restaurant whole sale place, they have everything you want but nothing is a real good quality, it is more geared to the buffets, may not be the best food but you can eat all you want. :laugh: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 11] Author : fj1200 Date : 05-22-2015 08:38 AM ... but let me make it clear what I meant, My Mom had told my wife what brands to get and the wife couldn't get the same brand down here... I knew what you meant. They have brands from all over and they're undergoing a HUGE expansion. It will be the largest grocery store in the country when they're done I hear. But you're probably right that they wouldn't have that brand but I wouldn't be surprised if they had something similar. Give me a brand name and I'll check it out for you. :) http://clatl.com/atlanta/this-is-your-dekalb-farmers-market/Content?oid=5442814&showFullText=true -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 12] Author : Jeff Date : 05-22-2015 11:32 AM I knew what you meant. They have brands from all over and they're undergoing a HUGE expansion. It will be the largest grocery store in the country when they're done I hear. But you're probably right that they wouldn't have that brand but I wouldn't be surprised if they had something similar. Give me a brand name and I'll check it out for you. :) http://clatl.com/atlanta/this-is-your-dekalb-farmers-market/Content?oid=5442814&showFullText=true Dang that is rather impressive to say the least, like I said I have heard of it many times and we use to deliver there all the time ( usually potatoes from Idaho ) but I myself have never been there. Now as for a brand :laugh: I honestly couldn't tell you other than I do remember my Mom using Hunt's tomato paste, so I am guessing Hunt's is the brand, but I could be all wrong, I will have to check with the wife. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 13] Author : fj1200 Date : 05-22-2015 03:21 PM . Hunt's tomato paste... Hunt's? :slap: I can get Hunt's at Kroger. I thought you were going to say something about official Sam Marzano tomatoes or something. :sheesh: :poke: It's cool that you used to deliver there. It's not far from where your boys were born IIRC. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 14] Author : Kathianne Date : 05-22-2015 08:01 PM Dang that is rather impressive to say the least, like I said I have heard of it many times and we use to deliver there all the time ( usually potatoes from Idaho ) but I myself have never been there. Now as for a brand :laugh: I honestly couldn't tell you other than I do remember my Mom using Hunt's tomato paste, so I am guessing Hunt's is the brand, but I could be all wrong, I will have to check with the wife. Jeff, do you have "Prime"? http://www.amazon.com/Hunts-Tomato-Paste-12-6oz/dp/B001FR6DTO -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 15] Author : BJ_WA Date : 07-02-2015 04:04 AM Basically, this is what I do except I use a pound of lean ground beef and leave out the stock. I bottle my own tomatoes so there is no "can" taste. I happen to catch the show on PBS when he did this and was pleased to know I did almost the same method and recipe. http://www.nickstellino.com/Recipes/Menu/Recipe/?men=60&rec=607 My mother was a good cook, she just made horrible spag sauce - Lowery's package mix. It was what I grew up on until I was on my own and made my own. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 16] Author : PixieStix Date : 07-02-2015 05:57 AM My new favorite spaghetti sauce, Bellino, is mighty good. But I want to make my own. I have tried making my own sauce from canned tomatoes, but I can taste the "can" in it. Does anyone have a good recipe you would be willing to share? When I get home from work. I will share mine. It is really good. I may have shared it before, not sure -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 17] Author : Jeff Date : 07-02-2015 07:00 AM Jeff, do you have "Prime"? http://www.amazon.com/Hunts-Tomato-Paste-12-6oz/dp/B001FR6DTO Personally I really don't know Kat, all I know is the Ol Lady told me some of the ingredients Mom had told her to get they didn't have the same brand, she claims that they are the same thing, but there is a bid difference in what she makes and what my Mom made. Could be something other than the ingredients as fj has said he can get Hunts right at Kroger, or it could be a different brand altogether, I will check with the Laura and see. fj another thing that makes a big difference is the bread ( yea I know that isn't the gravy ) but when you mentioned getting things at Kroger instead of say Walmart it came to mind, in oprder to have a real Italian dinner you have to have good bread, Public's has the best I can find down here, not their Italian bread but rather their French bread, it isn't perfect but it is very good just the same. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 18] Author : fj1200 Date : 07-02-2015 07:32 AM Personally I really don't know Kat, all I know is the Ol Lady told me some of the ingredients Mom had told her to get they didn't have the same brand, she claims that they are the same thing, but there is a bid difference in what she makes and what my Mom made. Could be something other than the ingredients as fj has said he can get Hunts right at Kroger, or it could be a different brand altogether, I will check with the Laura and see. fj another thing that makes a big difference is the bread ( yea I know that isn't the gravy ) but when you mentioned getting things at Kroger instead of say Walmart it came to mind, in oprder to have a real Italian dinner you have to have good bread, Public's has the best I can find down here, not their Italian bread but rather their French bread, it isn't perfect but it is very good just the same. I think with sauce it's probably more process than ingredients. My mom makes stuffing for thanksgiving and doesn't even have a recipe so when she tries to tell me what's in it and then I make my attempt... it's just not the same. And I'd probably agree that Publix has the best bread of the major chains. If you could find better bread down here in the big city... you probably could but you'd have to wade through all the places making gluten-free bread. :( It probably wouldn't be worth it to make the drive anyway. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 19] Author : Jeff Date : 07-02-2015 07:43 AM I think with sauce it's probably more process than ingredients. My mom makes stuffing for thanksgiving and doesn't even have a recipe so when she tries to tell me what's in it and then I make my attempt... it's just not the same. And I'd probably agree that Publix has the best bread of the major chains. If you could find better bread down here in the big city... you probably could but you'd have to wade through all the places making gluten-free bread. :( It probably wouldn't be worth it to make the drive anyway. I figured somewhere down in Hotlanta they have to have real bakeries but like ya said, it just is to far, so Public's it is. :thumb: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 20] Author : Abbey Marie Date : 07-02-2015 01:06 PM Personally I really don't know Kat, all I know is the Ol Lady told me some of the ingredients Mom had told her to get they didn't have the same brand, she claims that they are the same thing, but there is a bid difference in what she makes and what my Mom made. Could be something other than the ingredients as fj has said he can get Hunts right at Kroger, or it could be a different brand altogether, I will check with the Laura and see. fj another thing that makes a big difference is the bread ( yea I know that isn't the gravy ) but when you mentioned getting things at Kroger instead of say Walmart it came to mind, in oprder to have a real Italian dinner you have to have good bread, Public's has the best I can find down here, not their Italian bread but rather their French bread, it isn't perfect but it is very good just the same. Jeff, every lunch and dinner we had in Italy came with bread. But- and this was a surprise for us- no butter to spread, no oil to dip it in, nothing with it. Just the dry bread. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 21] Author : LongTermGuy Date : 07-02-2015 05:36 PM Jeff, every lunch and dinner we had in Italy came with bread. But- and this was a surprise for us- no butter to spread, no oil to dip it in, nothing with it. Just the dry bread. That is a surprise...! I enjoy my dippen oilve-oil and my butter...with fresh hot bread.......I also enjoy some BASIL PESTO with crisp fresh hot bread also....JMO...:) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 22] Author : PixieStix Date : 07-02-2015 08:07 PM My new favorite spaghetti sauce, Bellino, is mighty good. But I want to make my own. I have tried making my own sauce from canned tomatoes, but I can taste the "can" in it. Does anyone have a good recipe you would be willing to share? I hope you like this recipe. I know what you mean about most canned tomatoes. 4 large cans Dei Fratelli diced "seasoned" tomatoes. 1 lb bacon, fried, save bacon grease for later 1 red bell pepper,diced 1 medium onion, diced 1 clove of garlic or 2 tsp garlic powder Lots of basil, I love basil. Use your own judgement. 2 tsp hot red pepper flakes 2 tsp of black pepper. Fry the bacon, crumble it into the tomatoes. Place your diced red bell pepper and onions into the hot bacon grease, cook for 2 minutes Pour bacon grease and diced onions and peppers into the tomatoes add garlic basil, black pepper and red hot pepper flakes. Cook on low for 2 to 3 hrs Serve over your favorite pasta, sprinkle with fresh shredded parmesan cheese. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Downloaded from Debate Policy - Political Message Board (http://www.debatepolicy.com) at 03-29-2024 06:55 AM.