Pasta sauce

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So lately I've been making my own pasta sauces, I usually just buy jars of it but it's so much better making your own!

Last one I made included: chopped tomatoes in sauce, tomato puree, garlic, sugar, olive oil, veg stock cube, black pepper, mixed herbs (basil etc) scotch bonnets then some kind of meat, sausage, pancetta. Fusilli pasta.

So much better then the store bought jars and cheaper! Do you have any recipes or extras that you like to add? Would love to hear... Addicted to pasta at the moment. I especially love spice so anything with some kick. Going to make some tonight.
 
Onions is a good shout actually! I didn't think of that.... I love spring onions but do love a big onion too. Reminds me of this classic:


Milk and cream sounds good too but as Matty says it will take it more towards a curry to some extent.

I normally just use scotch bonnet for the spice but green chillies could be a good one too and some colour to the dish. I usually add parmesan or dried cheese on top. Or if that's not available just grated cheddar but not quite the same as good old parmesan.
There is so much you can do with pasta it's quite overwhelming but very intriguing. Been watching some vids on YouTube and this video in particular I just watched:


The amount of Italians going mad in the comments :D apparently he did an Indian dish wrong too and Indians were complaining but not seen that one haha.
 
mattyfez said:
Scotch bonnets are quite hot, so I find its better to use a milder birdseye chilli or simmilar (but more of them) so you can use it in more bulk, to give the dish more texture and colour, and more firberous mass from the chilli itself..
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I dunno man.. I love HOT. Bird's eye chilli's are nice but I need FIRE! Thing with scotch bonnet is that you don't get the burn till after the original taste, then you get the kick after.

Hot ones on YouTube is good too. Celebrities have been on there a lot.. I presume you know that channel though :)
 
JonRGV250 said:
Finely chopped lambs liver and anchovies, as well as home grown toms, onion, garlic and oregano works for me.
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Liver is disgusting!!!! Same as kidney.... I find it repulsive, same as black pudding. I'm British but hate that stuff hahaha, I don't even drink tea! Anchovies are ok depending on the scenario. It's like pineapple on pizza. Shouldn't happen!
 
mattyfez said:
Roasted Anchovies are delicious!
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Always reminds me of teenage mutant ninja turtles. No anchovies man no anchovies on the pizza!!! Haha

I do however love mackerel fillets in those little cans with tomato sauce, I always shout MACKEREL!! in the pub as one of my mates used to sell a lot of seafood outside a boozer in the east end and his fave was mackerel, he used to sell cockles and crayfish and was so nice after a few beers.. miss them days :D
 
Added some chicken to tonight's one. One scotch bonnet was enough, lots of kick and flavour. Only had double Gloucester for cheese but it was goooood.

Is it weird that I keep smelling the jar of garlic granules? It's like a drug!!!!
 
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