My spaghetti sauce needs something?!?!

[miss_thenorth]

tomatoes, peppers, onions, bay leaf, basil, salt sugar, parsley italian seassoning, pepper, garlic. But it needs something--any ideas?

 

[Quail_Antwerp]

um..sausage or hamburg, or meatballs?

 

[miss_thenorth]

I have the meatballs made, but will add them when the sauce is right, but it's not!!! I will add a bit mor of verything until it tastes UGHH, it turned out last time

 

[Quail_Antwerp]

I am sorry I am not more help. I cheat, I use Ragu

 

[miss_thenorth]

I am sorry I am not more help. I cheat, I use Ragu

Lol, I'm trying to be more self-sufficient!! At last until my tomatoes run out.

 

[hoosier]

It looks like it would taste delicious. I can't imagine what is missing. Sorry. (I'm a cheater, too.)

 

[roosmom]

OREGANO


personally I would leave out the bay leaf.

 

[Beekissed]

Red pepper flakes, red wine vinegar, virgin olive oil.

 

[miss_thenorth]

Red pepper flakes, red wine vinegar.

Added red pepper flakes--no wine or wine vinegar. I messd with it a bit--it tastes better now.

 

[enjoy the ride]

Oregano too- the Italian seasoning has some in it but not enough. I always use 2 bayleaves. And pull them out when finishing. I add thyme to everything.
Needs to cook long and slow so adding the basil towards the end is good. All this depends on the tomato too- are they really juicey, swwet, sour?
My mom always put a pinch of baking soda in too.