What canned tomato brand do you use to make spaghetti sauce? I want to try some different brands to see which make a good, authentic Marinara or Spaghetti sauce. 🍝

I buy fresh Roma tomatoes from Ori9in farms in Chiang Mai.

Prego brand with mushroom is my go to and acceptable. Last time Heinz was on offer at a discount. No good at all in my opinion. Way too rich. Might have been ok with just half a can but even so Prego has a milder taste and better texture

Edited July 22Jul 22 by trucking

Just buy a big ol' bag of tomatoes, blanche first to deskin first, then cook 'em down, add tomato paste & seasonings. Put excess in freezer for later date.

But for you non home cooks, agree, and would go with can of diced / stewed tomatoes, a little paste & seasoning. Preferred the ones with some veggies added, if available, when lazy & single.

Edited July 22Jul 22 by KhunLA

Some things you can consider adding to modify the taste:

Grated parmesan

(Sauteed) anchovies

Red pepper flakes

Ricotta cheese

I use Brook canned whole peeled tomatoes with an onion garlic carrot and celery soffritto and thickened with a little tomato paste. Seasoned and balanced to taste with salt, pepper, sugar and vinegar and fresh parsley and Italian basil. This tends to give me the closest taste to the marinara or napoletana sauce I used to make when I worked in an Italian restaurant half a century ago.

4 hours ago, Fruit Trader said:

I use Brook or Palma already diced tomatoes.

• Plus 1 heaped tablespoon of tomato paste.

• Plus a generous spoon of Mixed Italian Herbs.

• Plus a generous spoon of dried parsley (If I can't get fresh, Big C do often have it).

• Plus 4 or 5 Bay Leaves.

• Plus salt and pepper.

8 hours ago, scorecard said:

I use Brook or Palma already diced tomatoes.

• Plus 1 heaped tablespoon of tomato paste.

• Plus a generous spoon of Mixed Italian Herbs.

• Plus a generous spoon of dried parsley (If I can't get fresh, Big C do often have it).

• Plus 4 or 5 Bay Leaves.

• Plus salt and pepper.

• Plus one diced red capsicum.

• Plus 3 medium sized white onions diced.

• Plus meat, beef, or pork or 50/50 beef/pork.

• Plus 3 western cloves of garlic, crushed.

10 hours ago, LosLobo said:

I use Brook canned whole peeled tomatoes with an onion garlic carrot and celery soffritto

When it comes to stir fry I prefer a sofritto over the soffritto.

Napolina is my preferred choice but can be expensive depending where you buy them . Perfect consistency and great not over sweet taste . After them mutti & Brookes , although I noticed mutti quite watery in consistency and almost like passatta .

Sono italiano. My recipe is a family secret. I could tell you all but then we’d have to have you killed.

All canned tomatoes suck, along with all store spaghetti sauces....

Fresh tomatoes are good but go bad way too fast in the fridge...

Solution?

ช้อป Sundried Tomato 1kg ออนไลน์ในราคาที่ดีกว่า | Lazada Thailand

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Sundried Tomatoes....Keep for ages and taste just like fresh tomatoes........

Throw some in a food processor....

Add.

Vinigar

sugar

salt

Olive oil.

a little chili pepper

a little onion

a little herb like Oregano

Some water

Blend 1 -2 minutes...

Finished

Edited July 23Jul 23 by redwood1

Reluctantly Brooks as the more ripe, softer and sweeter SIS brand seems to have disappeared.

14 hours ago, save the frogs said:

Some things you can consider adding to modify the taste:

Grated parmesan

(Sauteed) anchovies

Red pepper flakes

Ricotta cheese

For spagetti bolonaise a European relative recommended to me this ingrediant to put in which is a tin of CONDENSED tomato soup Heinze is good. It really lifts the flavour.

3 hours ago, scorecard said:

11 hours ago, scorecard said:

I use Brook or Palma already diced tomatoes.

try adding a small amont of sugar or equal(up to 1 teaspoon), it takes the bitterness edge off the tomatoes, also a small can of condensed tomato soup really picks up the sauce.

I always make a big batch for the freezer. For an authentic job you need Italian plum tomatoes. If I am in the mood to do that I get a large tin of Rosso tomatoes from Makro. If I am in a more frugal mood I get a large tin of Brooke and add some tomato paste to perk it up.

I don’t, full of preservatives and sodium. Great for shortening life span. 🤣

@LosLobo , why the question mark on my post ?

20 hours ago, connda said:

What canned tomato brand do you use to make spaghetti sauce?

You may also have to add some tomato paste? Buy that when you buy the tomatoes.

4 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

You may also have to add some tomato paste? Buy that when you buy the tomatoes.

My wife buys from that a can and fills it into an silicon ice cube tray. When frozen you can take out what you need. No mess, no loss and you can keep it much longer as open in the fridge.

Tomato paste tubes are quite expensive and have stabilizers etc. in them.

9 minutes ago, VocalNeal said:

You may also have to add some tomato paste? Buy that when you buy the tomatoes.

Unless making a lot of sauce and feeding a lot of people, then freeze the excess paste in portion sizes, or it will sit in frig, turn black, and end up in the bin.

Mutti.....far the Best🤫

21 hours ago, connda said:

What canned tomato brand do you use to make spaghetti sauce? I want to try some different brands to see which make a good, authentic Marinara or Spaghetti sauce. 🍝

Try canned cherry tomatoes if you can find them. They have more natural flavour than generic tinned tomatoes. Villa sell this brand, which is pretty good.

My grandfather used to use Contadina tomato paste and some tomatoes or canned tomatoes, but I forget what brand of those he used.

Onions and garlic sautéd in olive oil, then add tomato paste and some water? along with a bay leaf, basil, and maybe some meat, He would cook that stuff all day and it usually tasted pretty good. I think the meat helped. Beef, sauaage, meatballs, ribs, maybe chicken once in a while, or some braciole.

7 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

When it comes to stir fry I prefer a sofritto over the soffritto.

1 hour ago, Ralf001 said:

@LosLobo , why the question mark on my post ?

I did not understand what you meant when you posted 'sofritto'.
It's neither Spanish, Italian or English.
I agree the additional red capsicum and cooking is a tasty variation.

Makro has a very tasty pasta sause home brand Aro , comes in a 1 ltr bag under 100 bath. Give it a try.

As canned tomatoes usually do not need chemical preservatives to stay safe (Mutti as example) I checked about Infos in general.

Here are two links with heaps of information about canned and uncanned tomatoes - and canned food in general too.

Enjoy :-)

14 Canned Tomato Brands Ranked From Worst To Best

https://www.foodrepublic.com/1632361/worst-best-canned-tomato-brands-ranked/

What To Check On The Label Before Buying Canned Tomatoes

https://www.foodrepublic.com/1291167/things-didnt-know-about-tomatoes/