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1) The document discusses ways to make spaghetti sauce less bland and more flavorful, such as adding wine, broth, and a small amount of sugar to tomatoes and simmering the sauce for hours. 2) Commenters recommend adding fresh herbs like basil toward the end of cooking for more flavor, and using ground Italian sausage instead of ground beef for more pork flavor. 3) Other suggestions include using bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, garlic, and a serrano pepper for heat instead of carrots and celery, as well as deglazing the pan with red wine.

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!why Is My Spaghetti Sauce Always Bland and Boring - Cooking

1) The document discusses ways to make spaghetti sauce less bland and more flavorful, such as adding wine, broth, and a small amount of sugar to tomatoes and simmering the sauce for hours. 2) Commenters recommend adding fresh herbs like basil toward the end of cooking for more flavor, and using ground Italian sausage instead of ground beef for more pork flavor. 3) Other suggestions include using bell peppers, onions, mushrooms, garlic, and a serrano pepper for heat instead of carrots and celery, as well as deglazing the pan with red wine.

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4/17/2018 Why Is My Spaghetti Sauce Always Bland and Boring?

: Cooking

Couple of thoughts, though.


1) Add wine and broth separately and let them cook down a bit (like making bolognese) 2) add a
Tablespoon of sugar to the tomatoes (heresy, I know) 3) Simmer for more than a few hours 4) add
the dried herbs toward the end Good Luck. We'd starve to death without meat sauce.
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[–] jaril369 5 points 3 years ago

This makes a huge difference. The flavor changes so much over the time it's simmering that
you need to add more spices at the end to get it just right.
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[–] worlddictator85 5 points 3 years ago

I like to add brown sugar instead of white. Also I find a dash of balsamic vinegar adds a nice
sweetness
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[–] midgethemage 57 points 3 years ago

A few suggestions....
-First and foremost, use ground Italian sausage, not ground beef. Pork has so much more flavor
and it really shows through in spaghetti. I can't stress this enough.
-Try adding some bay leaves and using fresh instead of dry herbs. The flavors in a spaghetti are
already so strong that you need fresh herbs in order for the flavors to show through. And in my
opinion, one should go crazy on basil.
-Canned tomatoes can be really hit and miss. If they aren't very sweet from the can, try just a
dash of sugar to boost the flavor of the tomatoes.
-This is a personal preference thing so I'm definitely not knocking it if it's something you really
like, but the idea of carrot and celery in a spaghetti sounds a little off to me. Personally, I use
green bell peppers, onions, and mushroom. And butt loads of garlic obviously. I also add a single
serrano pepper for a little bit of heat.
These are just the things I like that I think make a good sauce to my tastes, but everyone is
different. This is definitely how I would make "my" spaghetti sauce and it's perfect for me. I'd
also like to add that in the future I will definitely be deglazing my pan with red wine for my next
batch. I really need to be cooking with red wine more.

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