Can You Save Burnt Tomato Sauce?

[AJPratt]

Besides sugar, what would you use to cut the acidity in tomato sauce?

 

[pamperedlinda]

You could use honey

 

[strasfamily]

I just googled it and someone from Food Network suggests pats of butter and a small splash of half and half.

 

[reba515]

a CARROTMy grandmother (from Sicily) always put a carrot in her sauce.Whole & unpeeled. remove before serving.

 

[SusanBP0129]

I use carrots also.

 

[AJPratt]

Two questions:

1) Does it change the taste since I have sugar in the sauce?

2) How long do you leave it in there? The sauce cooks all day and then I serve it the next night.

 

[SusanBP0129]

I do not find that it affects the taste. Just seems to tone down the acidity and add a slight sweetness. I also use Fresh Sweet Basil.
(I leave it in the whole time that the sauce simmers)

 

[soonerchef]

Anything dairy should do the trick too, plain yogurt is great!

 

[pamperedlinda]

My mom always uses carrot's too.

 

[TinasKitchen]

I've also heard of 1/2 peeled potato. But carrot is what I've heard most of the time.
Supposedly it soaks up the acidity and you just remove the potato before serving.

 

[AJPratt]

Well, it wasn't the acidity that was the problem... It was the half inch thick layer of burnt whatever on the bottom of the pot. I think I ruined it. It's not PC but I'm bummed. I don't even know how it happened. I had turned off the burner. Maybe my guest was trying to help and turned it back on? I dont know. My husband was a complete nudge. He hurt his back and suddenly couldn't do ANYTHING and had me running all over. Maybe that's when it happened. Why was I running all over? Beats me.