Comments on Leisure Pro Tour: Pasta Sauce!

Looks to me like too much meat. I usually use abou...

2009-07-22T19:22:30.689-07:00

Looks to me like too much meat. I usually use about 1/4 lb of ground beef as opposed to a full lb which looks like what you used. The first time I tried red wine in my sauce, I couldn't believe I had never tried it...it's such a good flavor!

Yeah, but NOT with the bottle I gave you! That's ...

2009-01-09T17:13:00.000-08:00

Yeah, but NOT with the bottle I gave you! That's a nice one! Share that one with Katie when you perfect the white pasta sauce. =)

Ohhh...Wine and sugar. Thanks. Good call! Next ...

2009-01-09T12:13:00.000-08:00

Ohhh...Wine and sugar. Thanks. Good call! Next week's pasta sauce will be even better. :)

I will refer you to The Godfather. Follow Clamenza...

2009-01-09T11:35:00.000-08:00

I will refer you to The Godfather. Follow Clamenza's advice to Michael: "Come over here kid, learn something,you never know you might need to cook for 25 men someday. See you start with a little oil, fry some garlic, then ya throw in some tomatas, tomata paste ya fry it ya make sure it doesn't stick. When you got it to a boil you shove in ya sausage and your meetballs. Then you ad a little bit of wine, and a little bit of sugar, and that's my trick."

Once you got that down, i suggest you try the vodka marinara! Not too hard and very tasty!

Yes! Great call on making your own sauce. Here's a...

2009-01-09T00:48:00.000-08:00

Yes! Great call on making your own sauce. Here's a few things I do with sauce:

1. Deglaze the pan with dry wine after cooking the meat and onions. Mmmmm. (http://lowcarbdiets.about.com/od/tips/qt/deglazingtip.htm)

2. Add 1-2 dried chili peppers (finely diced), or if you don't have them on hand I suppose chili flakes would work. But the freshness and kick of the whole dried peppers is worth it. It gives the sauce a very subtle perkiness without being spicy. And don't be afraid to add a bit more salt.

3. Make Lasagna!!!!! It's definitely a labor of love, and a great way to use lots of veggies (chard, spinach, eggplant, etc.).

Have fun David!