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isto Joined: 30 Sep 2005 Posts: 1232 Location: OHIO	Posted: Tue Aug 19, 2008 6:16 pm    Post subject: neutralizing sour tomato sauce How disappointing is it to make a great batch of spaghetti sauce and have it turn out sour? When I lived in Little Italy, the Italian housewives used to tell me to balance the sour by adding salt and sugar - some even added chicken livers. I really never liked adding all that sugar or salt. Today our homemade pasta sauce was a bit tart, so I sprinkled in a pinch of baking soda, stirred it well, and tasted. After a few additions, the sour taste was gone and the sauce was FABULOUS!! Much better than adding a ton of salt and sugar or even chicken livers!!!
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celiacmaine-iac Joined: 19 Dec 2007 Posts: 668 Location: Maine	Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 7:55 am    Post subject: I love chicken livers, but I can't picture them in spaghetti sauce! I have a tomato bisque recipe that uses baking soda to neutralize the acidity of the tomatoes. _________________ Steph
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luvscowznh Joined: 23 Dec 2004 Posts: 320 Location: Groton, MA	Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 8:10 am    Post subject: Very good suggestion - I've been having problems with tomatoes and tomato sauce causing heartburn lately. I will have to try this if we have pasta again before the baby is born. I've been adding a little agave nectar to my sauce to sweeten it a bit, but it doesn't cut the acid. --Manda _________________
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maranagal Joined: 04 Aug 2008 Posts: 15 Location: AZ	Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 5:45 pm    Post subject: Many Italians will finely chop some carrots and saute them along with the onions. Natural sweetener and more vitamins...
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isto Joined: 30 Sep 2005 Posts: 1232 Location: OHIO	Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2008 6:32 pm    Post subject: luvscowznh wrote: Very good suggestion - I've been having problems with tomatoes and tomato sauce causing heartburn lately. Just looking at food seems to give me heartburn at this stage!!! Actually, my heartburn was pretty mild last night after eating this sauce. Usually I would be eating antacid several times during the night after eating red sauce, but I only took 2 tablets before bed.
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