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4X4Dodger
Jun 18, 2016Explorer II
The problem with most canned spaghetti sauces is that the number 2,3 or 4 ingredient is SUGAR or HFCS. Some of these taste more like an icky-sweet syrup than what real pasta sauce is supposed to.
This big leap in added sugar by the way is a fairly recent thing.
Mario Batalli has a great recipe for marinara sauce in his cookbook and it can be frozen and then added to to make any type of red sauce you want, Putanesca, Arrabiata, etc.
But my recipe posted up thread is still my favorite and the fastest and the one I saw made most often while in Italy.
This big leap in added sugar by the way is a fairly recent thing.
Mario Batalli has a great recipe for marinara sauce in his cookbook and it can be frozen and then added to to make any type of red sauce you want, Putanesca, Arrabiata, etc.
But my recipe posted up thread is still my favorite and the fastest and the one I saw made most often while in Italy.
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