Bolognese secret ingredient

[Pippylongstockings91]

So... I never knew to put sugar in bolognese! Tonight I've done it and everyone wolfed it down. My question is how much do you put in? I probs put to much in that's why everyone ate it 😂

Sugar? I've never heard of putting sugar in bolognese!

I’ve never put sugar in but I strongly recommend a dash of soy sauce.

I usually put 1/2 teaspoon in.

I've heard of putting sugar in chilli but never in bolognaise.

I put about a teaspoon in and taste if it's not quite right a tiny sprinkle more. Also chorizo is a good thing to add in a spag bol.

No need for sugar in Bolognese.

Mushroom ketchup and Worcestershire sauce on the other hand are divine.

I put at least a tea spoon, I use cheap gin tomatoes so it takes out the acidity and makes it taste like it’s cooked for hours. I ten cook it cor hours anyway

I use a tablespoon of red wine vinegar and a teaspoon of sugar

I usually add a bit of chocolate powder to tomato dishes like bolognaise and chilli.

Anything tomato based I always add sugar makes the taste so much better.

Milk in Bolognese is my secret ingredient :)

Teaspoon. Also I put in miso at the end.

Some tinned toms can be quite tart so sugar helps if that is the case in any recipe with tinned toms.

I wouldn’t put it in as a matter of course though.

Definitely a teaspoon in any tomato based sauce.

@Pippylongstockings91

So... I never knew to put sugar in bolognese! Tonight I've done it and everyone wolfed it down. My question is how much do you put in? I probs put to much in that's why everyone ate it 😂

Not sugar. Finally chopped or grated carrot. That extra sweetness is needed in any deep meat sauce. I also add a bit of hot smoked paprika for depth.

Try half a teaspoon of redcurrant jelly instead

A squirt of ketchup or a scant teaspoon of sugar, just takes the edge off tinned tomatoes/passata

At least a teaspoon, depending on the amount of bolognese.
Also a dash of balsamic vinegar.

I put marmite in mine, delicious!

I add balsamic vinegar to get the sweetness in.

If you're making it in a hurry, touch of sugar. If slow cooking there's no need. I put balsamic vinegar in mine and my friend recommended the mushroom ketchup like a PP, but haven't tried that yet. Chocolate for chilli only.

I've never put sugar in either. I find ready made sauces like domio far too sweet but that's probably because I'm used to cooking it myself without the sugar.

I go for a squirt of ketchup to all tomato based

Wow! All these suggestions. I've never thought of half of these. Think my lot will be fed up of Bolognese when I've tried all these ideas 😂 x

No sugar. I add a rich beef stock cube to mine.