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Default Italian sauce - stir occasionally ?



"James Silverton" > ha scritto nel messaggio
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> Giusi wrote on Fri, 6 Jun 2008 15:52:06 +0200:
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>> "meatnub" > ha scritto nel messaggio
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>>> So along with my homemade meatballs, I plan to make my own
>>> italian sauce this weekend too.
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>>> Most recipes call for cooking the sauce (simmer) anywhere
>>> from 3-4 hours and longer - even up to 8 hours. No problems
>>> there. The longer you cook the better it will taste and all
>>> that is what I gather.

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>> That is not always true. While some sauces benefit from a
>> very slow, long cooking, most Italian sauces do not.

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> What's your opinion of Bolognese Ragu? I like it and it does take a long
> time to cook but I guess it's more of a meat sauce with tomato than a
> tomato sauce for meatbalss etc.
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> James Silverton
> Potomac, Maryland


It is one of the long and slow ones, but it really is a way of cooking a lot
of meat, at least as ragł. Spag bol I haven't really figured out yet, but
it ain't Italian, fer sure.