This is the secret ingredient for the most delicious pasta sauce
As far as I’m concerned, nothing beats a pan of fresh red pasta sauce. The possibilities are endless, whether you’re going for a classic Bolognese or Gigi Hadid’s famous vodka sauce. All these sauces get even better when you add one specific ingredient. An ingredient that is so simple, yet adds so much flavor.
What am I talking about? Butter!
Cubes of butter for a silky-smooth sauce
In this case, you don’t add the butter at the beginning of the cooking process. Simply sauté the vegetables for your sauce—even if it’s just onion and garlic—in olive oil. Butter burns fairly quickly, after all. The best option is to add a few cubes of butter when the sauce is actually almost ready. Just before adding the pasta, or at the same time as the pasta.
How to add butter
Stir the cubes of butter into the sauce and you’ll get a sauce that tastes silky smooth and has a silky-smooth texture, too. You can really taste the butter without it becoming greasy. And all it takes is a few small cubes!
Even more secret ingredients
Crazy about secret ingredients? So are we. We’ve built up quite a collection by now, and not without reason. For example, the most delicious Italian meatballs are made with this secret addition. The trick for top-notch pasta carbonara? We’ve got it for you. We’ve also shared what you really need to add to your gravy for the very best mashed potatoes, as well as which surprising ingredient to use in your fried rice.
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This surprising ingredient turns your lasagna into a showstopper. And the very best tomato soup? Add this simple ingredient and you’ll have a soup to die for.
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