Questions tagged [marinara]
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How do I thicken tomato-based pasta sauce without adding starch?
I like to cook from scratch and I like to make my tomato-based pasta sauce (marinara) by cooking fresh tomatoes with herbs etc. However, the cooked tomatoes are always too runny for my taste and lacking the thickness that jarred supermarket…
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What is the difference between marinara and spaghetti sauce?
The title pretty much says it: What is the difference between marinara and spaghetti sauce?
I Googled and got a bunch of hits but none of the answers left me feeling like I actually understand the difference. If anything, I'm more confused now than…
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When pureeing tomatoes for a fresh tomato sauce, should you throw out the juices or not?
One benefit is reduced cooking time since you need to evaporate all the juices before the tomatoes start caramelizing. On the other hand, wont these juices contain flavor you might waste if thrown away?
How much flavor will I miss out on if I throw…
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How to prevent liquid-y marinara sauce
I made marinara sauce using NYT Marinara Sauce Recipe, which recommends the 28oz of DOP certified San Marzano tomatoes for pizza sauce.
It tasted great, but unfortunately it had more liquid than I was hoping. So I was wondering where I went…
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Homemade Marinara Sauce: Shelf-Life and Reheating Question
I just made marinara sauce yesterday, sauced some pasta with some and put the rest in a mason jar. How long can I expected this to stay fresh? It's completely sealed-off in a mason jar, I used canned tomatoes and fresh ingredients to make it.
Also,…
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Marinara Sauce recipe
I've been trying cook Marinara Sauce for a while now, I visited the states and had that sauce in their pizza hut. When I got back i tried cooking the same Pizza hut Marinara sauce but can never get the same taste or anything close aha. The only…
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Safety of Tomato Sauce that pops
my tomato sauce that I keep in the fridge has been getting pressurized and will pop when I open it. It is so forceful that it splurts a little. The air inside is white but dissipates quickly after I open the jar. It just happened a second time.
Is…
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