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[fluffydelusions]

So do you make your own or use canned/jarred sauce e.g. prego, ragu etc?

 

[Taco_Human]

Preggo sauce with the mushrooms in Em. Yummy

 

[Frank the Great]

It's so easy to make real pasta sauce and it tastes a million times better.

 

[Subitai]

canned hunts when i don't have enough tomatoes.

 

[bebop242]

bottle of sauce, can of chopped tomatoes flavored with garlic and olive oil, and a pound of ground beef.

 

[bucknuticus]

It's so easy to make real pasta sauce and it tastes a million times better.

Not really, take some higher quality can stuff and you can add some things, taste just as good. Plus takes no time at all compared to regular sauce.

I will make sauce when I have a day to kill though.

 

[Tesseract]

jarred babby prego sauce all over my intestinal worms.

 

[Esch]

I use canned for a lot of other things besides pasta sauce, but nowadays i make my own.

 

[Gannd]

homemade is better but a jar of prego with some hot italian sausages that you brown in olive oil and finish off in the sauce works in a pinch.

 

[Chris R]

Can of San Marzano whole into the blender with a selection of spices isn't that hard to do.

 

[UrokeJoe]

I've never made a good sauce on my own. Usually just jar it. Sad.

 

[Rei no Otaku]

Growing up in an Italian family if anyone had brought a jar of gravy into the house they probably would have been thrown out. Homemade all day, every day. I accept nothing else.

 

[HammerOfThor]

If I'm cooking to cook something...good, them homemade.

Otherwise if I want something quick just jarred.

In fact I'm having jarred sauce with my angel hair tonight.

Spoiler

thin spaghetti is best spaghetti!!!!!

 

[5amshift]

Jar sauce for me! Multi-cheese oh hell yes.

 

[AntoneM]

I used canned diced tomatoes and canned crushed tomatoes, add diced onion and garlic, add oregano, parsley, basil, and crushed red pepper.

Usually do a meat sauce so I cook up the meat with the onion and garlic then add the canned tomatoes and herbs. Takes a lot longer, but I think the flavor is worth it.

 

[BertramCooper]

I rarely make pasta these days, but when I do, I typically use Mid's.

Not sure how widely available it is. You can find it pretty much everywhere in Ohio, but I'm not sure about other states.

 

[DrSlek]

Chopped onions
Crushed garlic
Diced tomatoes
Tomato paste (to thicken)
Some oregano and a splash of red wine.

Easy, and tastes great. Sometimes I also add bacon or dijon mustard as an experiment. Mustard actually complimented it quite well.

 

[Divvy]

If I have the time, then I spend a few hours and make my own.

Usually I just buy the jarred stuff and dump extra tomatoes, mushrooms, onions, shallots etc... in

 

[Lima]

Well for the tomatoes yes I use canned stuff. Everyone and their mother knows they are better for a sauce than the fresh ones.

 

[Stellactic]

Growing up in an Italian family if anyone had brought a jar of gravy into the house they probably would have been thrown out. Homemade all day, every day. I accept nothing else.

You guys must be such good fellas.

 

[Twio]

I start out with jarred sauce and then simmer it and add spices and other shit to it.

I hate jarred sauce straight out of the jar.

 

[royalan]

Nothing wrong with a premade sauce if it's quality (so Ragu = no).

That said, I'll always prepare my own sauce if I have the time.

 

[Greenzxy]

I love my Prego sauce. <3

 

[entremet]

This is god tier.

 

[Fenderputty]

My father immigrated from Italy as a child. His mother's pasta sauce recipe was passed on to his wife and then my wife. Not only do I hate jarred pasta sauce, I hate most Italian restaraunts pasta sauce as well.

 

[eternaLightness]

I use the jar when I want to make the process go quicker. Most times I do prefer to make my own with fresh ingredients and some meatballs.

 

[Rei no Otaku]

You guys must be such good fellas.

Hell yeah. Nothing like a homemade gravy. Even if it's a quick one, when it's made right it doesn't even compare to that stuff in a jar. Now I'm getting wicked hungry just thinking about it.

 

[Fenderputty]

Add ox tails to your homemade sauce. The meat is kinda fatty for me, but the flavor it adds is amazing.

 

[TheLastCandle]

My wife is from an Italian American family, and as such they know how to make a damn fine pasta sauce. I've learned how, and while it's fairly simple it does take time.

That said, I've had good jarred sauces, but you have to pay out the ass for them.

 

[UrokeJoe]

I would like to make a ragu like some guys mother made on a No Reservations episode. Can't find it.

 

[metsallica]

This is god tier.

The only correct answer if you've got to go jarred. Closest to my Grandma's homemade.

 

[Baron Aloha]

Home made with a little jarred thrown in.

 

[OfWhiteSkinOnRedLeather]

I used to eat jarred, but then I realized good sauce is easy as hell to make and can be done in less than an hour, and for half the price of decent jarred sauce.

 

[- J - D -]

I make my own sometimes, but most of the time (and still it's rare because I don't eat pasta often) I use Rao's or Dave's Gourmet jarred sauces. Dave's Spicey Heirloom sauce is godly.

 

[Artanisix]

No shame with jar sauce.

 

[Like the hat?]

Vastly prefer making my own, but in a pinch, I'll use Classico.
Always supplement it, though.

 

[hey_monkey]

bottle of sauce, can of chopped tomatoes flavored with garlic and olive oil, and a pound of ground beef.

Yeah, when I am hurrying, I take a jar and supplement for goodness.

 

[The Kid]

My father immigrated from Italy as a child. His mother's pasta sauce recipe was passed on to his wife and then my wife. Not only do I hate jarred pasta sauce, I hate most Italian restaraunts pasta sauce as well.

I'm in the same boat. I'm actually impressed when I like a restaurant's sauce. I also make my sauce. Brown some meat with olive oil, garlic, onions, red pepper, oregano, salt, pepper. Then add some canned tomatoes, season to taste, simmer for an hour, and then awesomeness!

 

[entremet]

The only correct answer if you've got to go jarred. Closest to my Grandma's homemade.

It's pricey, though. But well worth it.

 

[Bread]

Preggo sauce with the mushrooms in Em. Yummy

that extra g makes a big difference

 

[Deleted member 8095]

Real is mega easy and tastes way better. So, real.

 

[Kitsunebaby]

Both. I'll doctor up some jarred sauces if I'm being lazy or I'll simmer a bolognese for 7 hours if I'm looking to put in the effort. I do tend to make more homemade sauces than not, though.

 

[Fenderputty]

I'm in the same boat. I'm actually impressed when I like a restaurant's sauce. I also make my sauce. Brown some meat with olive oil, garlic, onions, red pepper, oregano, salt, pepper. Then add some canned tomatoes, season to taste, simmer for an hour, and then awesomeness!

Try tossing a couple ox tails in there with the stew beef. Great flavor.

 

[aFIGurANT]

I dig my mom's homemade sauce: Canned tomato/tomato sauce mixed with ground beef, mushrooms and minimal spice. Simple and hearty all the way.

 

[Zoe]

I'm still trying to figure out how to make a good sauce. Last time I used way too much onion and garlic.

 

[The Kid]

Try tossing a couple ox tails in there with the stew beef. Great flavor.

Ill try that! I usually like to use cheese and parsley sausage. I love the flavor it gives

 

[Valnen]

I buy either classico or prego, depending on what flavor I want. I can't be bothered to make my own sauce when the jar stuff tastes fine, especially if you throw some seasonings in there.

 

[Fenderputty]

Ill try that! I usually like to use cheese and parsley sausage. I love the flavor it gives

Yeah I use sausage sometimes too. Depends on how I'm feeling.

 

[pinkbunny]

While I've avoided jarred sauce my entire life, Giada's is dynamite!

 

[Krabardaf]

I'm rather proud of my bolgnese. But it takes a lot of time.