You wouldn’t expect it, but this surprising ingredient makes your pasta sauce much tastier
Want to keep your pasta sauce nice and simple, but are you looking for that wow factor? It’s easier than you think. You don’t get that wow factor by performing magical tricks à la Hans Klok or pulling exciting ingredients out of your sleeve. All you have to do is… grab your jar of instant coffee.
No, not to make a delicious cup of coffee. We were talking about your pasta sauce, and that’s exactly where you’re going to add your instant coffee.
Coffee in your pasta sauce
At least, if you want to create a pasta sauce with a full, deep flavor. And that’s the wow factor, right? A teaspoon of coffee is exactly what takes your pasta sauce to the next level. As I said, you don’t need to make a cup of coffee. Instead, add a teaspoon of the instant coffee. Make your red sauce the way you always do (this is our favorite Bolognese recipe). Brown your ground meat first, and when you add the tomatoes and herbs to the meat, add a teaspoon of the instant coffee.
There’s no need to worry that your sauce will taste like coffee. The real coffee flavor doesn’t come through. It simply lifts your sauce by making it taste more intense. Did you know this is the secret ingredient for your red sauce?
Another great addition
Something in a similar vein, but without caffeine (and with alcohol): try adding vodka to your pasta sauce as well. It’s almost magical how one ingredient can do so much for your simple sauce. Maybe Hans Klok knows more about it.
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