Question for Franko

[Churchill]

M_B,

with respect,

where would one start when trying to make a tomato sauce at home which will compare to the Barilla sauces or the Bertolli pesto or the Sacla brusceta sauce ?

And, how long would it take ?

Milan.

That is the real question...

[FiveTimes]

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[bogeyman]

there's nothing wrong with good baked beans, cooked with a little butter and ground pepper and fried onions, delivered onto lightly toasted bread with parmesan grated on top

Oh ferk! There is everything wrong with that.

If that stimulates your palette then please get out of the kitchen

[TheFaQQer]

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[milanbenes]

sorry Bogeyman,

I forget the key ingredient, a dribble of worcester

Milan.

[Francko]

Oh ferk! There is everything wrong with that.

If that stimulates your palette then please get out of the kitchen

And get out of the house too since beans are known to stimulate the winding process too.

[TheFaQQer]

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[M_B]

M_B,

with respect,

where would one start when trying to make a tomato sauce at home which will compare to the Barilla sauces or the Bertolli pesto or the Sacla brusceta sauce ?

And, how long would it take ?

Milan.

Easy - tomato sauce is just 20 mins max. Tomatoes (obviously), garlic, pepper, a bit of salt, red wine, fresh basil, bay leaf, bit of oregano maybe and then simmer to concentrate the taste.

Brusceta sauce ? Why do you have sauce on brusceta ? Toast the bread, cover in oil, rub with garlic, add a few half cherry tomatoes, rucola and sprinkle with salt.

Pesto is oil, crushed pine nuts and basil. Easy.

...... but I do understand your point. The difference I think, particularly in the South of Italy is that meal times are more important than British meal times. We just want to get home from work, cook something up and eat infront of the tv. My experience with my (Italian) wife and her family and friends is that meal times are more social and the preparation and cooking is part of that, hence the ability to make sauces.

[TheFaQQer]

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Nice pali

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[FiveTimes]

Nice pali

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Cheers