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Originally Posted by chachahut
Two basic reasons for a long simmer...
1. The longer you cook a high sugar sauce, the deeper the flavor as the sugar caramelizes.
2. Reducing the sauce. Long simmers will drive out some of the water/liquid making for a thicker sauce.
I simmer my house sauce & high sugar sauces for a couple hours. My mustard or hot sauces only go for 1/2 hour.
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Thanks Frank! One of the problems I was having was some sauce being too thin. Next batch will have to extend my cooking times.
