matraina

Sugar. In fact, I have a recipe that calls for sugar.

kwilter

You might also try a few ounces of cream cheese! Always works for me!

michellee

i added the brown sugar and it worked.. I will use a little next time i make the sauce...I have added reg. sugar before, maybe i didn't put enough in.. .thank you so much for the information...Do you think that the oregano or too much would of made it tart????

matraina

No, i do not think the oregano would have made it tart.

grammyj

It's the tomatoes sometimes they are a little sour and the brown sugar always helps or a little soda will sweeten it up.

KarenBarnes

I always put a little sugar into my spaghetti sauce!

kathome

I ALWAYS cook shredded carrots in the sauce. Been doing that for many years now. I make a HUGE pot, freeze it in containers that are just the right amount for a meal. I only have to make sauce (called gravy in the Italian world) maybe 3 times a year. Freezes beautifully.

I also make 8 - 10 lbs of meatballs and bake rather than fry them (no splatters all over the stove and SO much easier). The meatballs are frozen separately in ziplocks and taken out as needed and added to the thawed sauce.

earthwalker

If you are using dried oregano, make sure it is not too aged. Sometimes if it is kept too long it gets a bit musty and that can affect the taste. Also if you are using dried herbs, use less than if you were using fresh, the flavours are more concentrated when dried.

Alondra

Old Italian grandmother secret: put 1 teaspoon sugar in a pot of sauce to take the edge off too-acid tomatoes.

Cyn

Brown sugar is what I use!