I used sugar because I accidentally fed off all my carrots to my dragon and feeders, but I do usually go for them instead. I like the sweet earthiness they bring and idk...it makes me feel better about the sauce for some reason.
You're referring to chunking them and then scooping them out at the end, right?
Classic meatball mix, pork, veal, beef, pan fried for a nice crust and then cooked in my basic marinara to finish.
I decided to do an impromptu spicy vodka sauce so I threw in a bit of table cream, good glug of vodka, some nice shredded parm and a healthy extra dose of pepper flake. It was incredible, not to toot my own horn.
FTR, anyone who can't find San Marzanos, Costco sells them pretty cheap in six packs or the commercial size cans. They work for a great sauce. My GF's co-workers reportedly get excited when they find out she has spaghetti for lunch.
Now my question, how chunky do you make your sauce? I usually take my wooden spoon and jab the tomatoes, but I tried using a potato masher to surprisingly superb results.
Just please don't tell me your sauce touches a blender.
E: broader question for the league, feelings on fresh vs. dry pasta? I used to think fresh was always best but now I don't think that's true. You just can't get an al-dente pasta with fresh.