World's Best Spaghetti Sauce Recipe + Video | The Bewitchin' Kitchen (2024)

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What makes spaghetti sauce more flavorful? ›

Though garlic is listed in the ingredients of most store-bought pasta sauces, adding fresh garlic will make the flavor more powerful and distinct. This makes the sauce taste more homemade overall. Along with garlic, toss some other vegetables, such as diced onions, chopped peppers and chopped carrots into your skillet.

Pungent fresh herbs like thyme, rosemary, sage, tarragon, and marjoram can liven up tomato sauce with their bold, distinctive flavors. Add 1 to 2 sprigs of one or more of them to your favorite sauce, cover, and simmer at least 5 minutes to allow them to infuse in the sauce. Remove the sprigs before serving.

It is widely held that Italian immigrants began adding sugar to their sauce to make up for the overly acidic tomatoes they were forced to work with in their new home. But the history of sugar in pasta sauce actually goes back to Italy itself.

- Start by sautéing garlic, onions, or shallots in olive oil before adding the tomato sauce. This adds depth and aroma. - Add dried or fresh herbs like basil, oregano, thyme, or rosemary for a burst of flavor. Experiment with a pinch of red pepper flakes for heat.

Red pepper flakes, dehydrated or fresh garlic, dried oregano, parsley, or basil, or an Italian seasoning blend are all good options. Dried herbs and spices should be added at the beginning of the cook time so that they have time to bloom.

You can use either white or brown sugar. Personally, I prefer packed brown sugar, but experiment to see which gives you the best results. I also make sure to add a dollop of butter to my pasta sauce.

If your tomato sauce is too acidic and verging on bitter, turn to baking soda, not sugar. Yes, sugar might make the sauce taste better, but good old baking soda is an alkaline that will help balance the excess acid. A little pinch should do the trick.

Bertolli's Tomato & Basil Sauce has the highest total sugar content of any sauce on our list, with 11 grams. The nutrition label doesn't specify how many grams are from added sources, but we know it contains some added sugars because we see sugar itself on the ingredients list.

In response to Kathy, Garten simply responded, "That's easy! Rao's Marinara Sauce."

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What do New Yorkers call spaghetti sauce? ›

However, these theories don't really explain why there's a lack of consistency — both across regions and within the five boroughs of New York — for why some use the word sauce and others use the word gravy.

A generous sprig or two of fresh herbs like basil, parsley, rosemary, or sage can all amp up the flavor of a jarred pasta sauce. Alternatively, some of those herbs, like parsley, sage, and rosemary, can be great minced up and gently fried into fresh olive oil before adding the sauce to the pot.

Maybe it needs a touch of salt, red pepper flakes, or some fresh garlic to liven it up. You could add dried or fresh herbs too: oregano, basil, thyme, tarragon, parsley—they're all great! Want to go next level? Toss in some chopped anchovies (or anchovy salt), olives, or some lemon zest and/or juice.

Flat or bland sauce likely needs a hit of something acidic to lift and enhance its flavors, such as a small splash of high-quality, flavorful vinegar, a squeeze of fresh lemon juice, or a few drops of not-too-fiery hot sauce.