Meat Sauce, Home Made Or Store Bought?

[Brian in Maine]

My wife's grandmother was second generation Italian American. When I make sauce it's hers.

 

[Alexa RnQ]

Must be Nonna's gravy recipe.
Must contain the Secret Ingredient.
VQ has to make it.
If it sits in the roaster on the counter for a week-plus, it's even better.

 

[Desert Dweller]

I make my own. I use a crock-pot to simmer the ingredients which may or may not include smoked veggis or meat (time determines that). 5-6 hours is the minimum simmer time, but I have been known to simmer it for a dozen hours a time or two...

 

[N8man]

And What Makes Home Made Sauce And Pasta Better?

Why, Baking it of course..Butter up a 9x13 Pyrex Baking Dish..
Add 1lb. of Angel Hair Pasta..
And Toss with a Liberal Amount Of Home Made Smokey Goodness Sauce..

Bake At 350* for 30 minutes...
Toss Back a Couple of Shots of Wild Turkey....
Wait For IT...................:biggrin:

 

[1_T_Scot]

MMM Looks great.

We buy it but never had Newmans own.

 

[N8man]

Add Four Cheese Mix and back into the Oven for 5 minutes...

It Comes Out Of The Oven And Rests For 5 Minutes...

Wait For It........

 

[BBQchef33]

i think an artery just clogged, but its still smiling!

 

[N8man]

Nom_Nom_Nom_Nom_Nom

Cathy and I Just Had A Plate Full....Catching My Breath To Get Another...

Mighty Good On a Cold, Rainy Night......:biggrin:

 

[MilitantSquatter]

I've been making my own sauce since I was a kid. Learned from my grandmother.

Looks great Nate !!! You'd make my grandmother proud.. Only thing she would complain about is you drowning the pasta in the sauce. She's a big believer in the sauce not being applied too liberally but just enough to lubricate the pasta and still provide a lot of flavor.

I laugh when I see people stocking up at the supermarket on the bottles of jar sauce like Prego, Ragu, etc. when for probably half the price they can get a can of tomatoes, or fresh tomatoes, basil, garlic, onions, S&P etc. and make a really kick arse homemade sauce that can be made in bulk and froze for future uses.

 

[N8man]

The Worst Pasta Sauce I Ever Made Was Better Than The Best Commercial Sauce I Ever Bought.....:biggrin: Sorry, Paul NewMan...Rest In Peace....

 

[Bacon]

I make my own tomato sauce. It's my basic all purpose tomato based sauce for spaghetti, lasagna, pizza, chicken parmesan, etc.

Used to buy store bought until I learned I could cook.

 

[SaucyWench]

Oh, man, Nate, that looks so good, especially on a gloomy, rainy, cold day like we're having today! Can't wait to try making it, with my own tweaks, of course.

 

[JD McGee]

"Ragu 100% Natural" is what we always use as a base...then we kick it up with some sausage and spices.

 

[Kevin]

Haven't had store bought since the first time I tried Phil's. It's too easy and I like to cook anyway.

 

[Butts-n-gutts]

I use my mom's recepie.

Prego!

I just never bothered learning to make my own, but my brother makes a great sauce.