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Any good alternatives to jar spaghetti sauce?

Posted on 9/5/24 at 1:50 pm
Posted by SmogkDeizKnutz
Member since Feb 2023
429 posts
Posted on 9/5/24 at 1:50 pm
This pregu, ragu, etc crap gives me heart burn and taste super artificial.

Besides making it from scratch, what are some brands/places to get good sauce?
Posted by Paul Allen
Montauk, NY
Member since Nov 2007
77257 posts
Posted on 9/5/24 at 1:50 pm to
Rao’s
Posted by PureMetairie
Metairie
Member since May 2017
1008 posts
Posted on 9/5/24 at 1:52 pm to
I like the monjuni's jars. Not for everyone since it's very sweet. But I love it.
Posted by Trout Bandit
Baton Rouge, LA
Member since Dec 2012
14486 posts
Posted on 9/5/24 at 1:53 pm to
quote:

Rao’s

+1
Posted by Y.A. Tittle
Member since Sep 2003
107582 posts
Posted on 9/5/24 at 1:54 pm to
This is the best one I've found. No added sugar or anything really. It's similar to Rao's (but I think better) at about half the price.

Posted by tigerdup07
Member since Dec 2007
22154 posts
Posted on 9/5/24 at 2:05 pm to
get cajun power sauce
Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
18122 posts
Posted on 9/5/24 at 2:17 pm to
Come on man, it's not hard to put a red gravy on the stove and let it cook low and slow. Very little maintenance and the results are much better than that canned crap.
Posted by Krane
Member since Oct 2017
1471 posts
Posted on 9/5/24 at 2:20 pm to
Would it kill posters to not be a dick in every thread like this?

We like Cajun Power and this one


This post was edited on 9/5/24 at 2:30 pm
Posted by bluebarracuda
Member since Oct 2011
18881 posts
Posted on 9/5/24 at 2:23 pm to
quote:

This pregu, ragu, etc crap gives me heart burn and taste super artificial.


Because it is artificial and full of shite

Just look at the ingredients between Rao's and Prego
Posted by Epic Cajun
Lafayette, LA
Member since Feb 2013
35342 posts
Posted on 9/5/24 at 2:30 pm to
I typically just make my own, but I'll grab Michael's of Brooklyn in a pinch.
Posted by gumbo2176
Member since May 2018
18122 posts
Posted on 9/5/24 at 2:51 pm to
quote:

Would it kill posters to not be a dick in every thread like this?


Hey, if you can't, or find it too hard to cook and have to resort to canned/bottled red gravy, then that's on you.

I was just saying it's not hard to make a tasty home cooked sauce with simple ingredients found in most kitchens. Very low labor involved for a much better product.
Posted by jfw3535
South of Bunkie
Member since Mar 2008
5232 posts
Posted on 9/5/24 at 2:53 pm to
Rao’s or Michael’s of Brooklyn are my choices.
Posted by LSUballs
RayVegas LA
Member since Feb 2008
39024 posts
Posted on 9/5/24 at 3:17 pm to
quote:

I was just saying it's not hard to make a tasty home cooked sauce with simple ingredients found in most kitchens.




Yea but you're saying it to someone who specified this from the get go.


quote:

Besides making it from scratch, what are some brands/places to get good sauce?




I come in from work and make spaghetti or lasagna often with Rao's. Brown the meat, sautee the veg and bam. Not everybody is a 147 year old retired dude lounging about all day...
This post was edited on 9/5/24 at 4:03 pm
Posted by LouisianaLady
Member since Mar 2009
82238 posts
Posted on 9/5/24 at 3:36 pm to
quote:

I typically just make my own, but I'll grab Michael's of Brooklyn in a pinch.



Like Michael's of Brooklyn better than Rao's, and I really like Rao's.

Ultimately, though, I buy Cucina Antica the most when I get jarred because they have no added fluff that boost the nutritional counts way higher than needed.

Cucina Antica
Posted by wesfau
Member since Mar 2023
1222 posts
Posted on 9/5/24 at 3:47 pm to
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Prego


Never has a product exhibited as much contempt for the consumer simply through its name.
Posted by Havoc
Member since Nov 2015
34426 posts
Posted on 9/5/24 at 4:03 pm to
quote:

I'll grab Michael's of Brooklyn

Good one. Rao’s too.
Posted by SmogkDeizKnutz
Member since Feb 2023
429 posts
Posted on 9/5/24 at 4:11 pm to
Thanks for all the answer, I apprecaite it!
Posted by Epic Cajun
Lafayette, LA
Member since Feb 2013
35342 posts
Posted on 9/5/24 at 4:15 pm to
quote:

Ultimately, though, I buy Cucina Antica

I'll have to keep an eye out for that.
Posted by mikie421
continental shelf
Member since Nov 2008
791 posts
Posted on 9/5/24 at 4:17 pm to
No need to simmer a sauce for a long time.

Simple is better:
1 32 oz can of San Marzano whole tomatoes. They must be real San Marzano’s with “DOP” on the label. Don’t get tricked if they just say San Marzano. Or use Bianco Dinapoli brand.

Place 1/4 cup EVOO in a blender with 1 garlic clove, good pinch of salt, pinch of oregano, pinch of red chili flake and one whole tomato. Blend for 10 seconds.

Add the rest of the can and pulse 3 times for one second.

Pour into a saucepan and simmer for 10-20 minutes.

That’s it.

Posted by Krane
Member since Oct 2017
1471 posts
Posted on 9/5/24 at 4:29 pm to
quote:

Hey, if you can't, or find it too hard to cook and have to resort to canned/bottled red gravy, then that's on you.

I was just saying it's not hard to make a tasty home cooked sauce with simple ingredients found in most kitchens. Very low labor involved for a much better product.


So you can’t not be a dick

Good to know
This post was edited on 9/5/24 at 4:32 pm
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