I've been making "Mario's Secret Sauce" for years, since before Mario Batali became a familiar name. It's a delicious quick tomato sauce and yes, it calls for thyme. Try Googling it.
I do agree, that thyme adds a depth of flavour to tomato sauces, especially those with meat. for a basic “italian seasoning” for such a sauce I love to add a mix of oregano, thyme, rosemary, a bit of sage, and sometimes fennel seeds.
Wow so I guess this isn't something foreign and I should give it a try. I think what I will do is put it in a small batch to get the feel for it and what the family thinks. Thank you again!
I had never put thyme in a tomato sauce for pasta either, but recently we tried Mario Batali's basic tomato sauce which involved quite a bit of thyme and I have to say, it was very tasty. The basic sauce was used to make bucatini all'amatriciana, but it was also quite good on it's own. We used fresh thyme in that recipe. Woody is a good description. I'd say give it a try!
Thank you so much . I was thinking dried and had see it on the cooking show "pioneer woman". Seemed odd to me too for sauce. I'm use to basil , parsley and oregano myself . Appreciate the help!
Woody is a good description. Is it fresh or dried? Thyme goes really well with roasted chicken, lemon, garlic. I can't really picture it in spaghetti, but that is a personal choice. You may love it.
I remember how delicious the spaghetti & meatball recipe was in the Chez Panisse Pasta cookbook. And it included 2-3 sprigs of fresh thyme in the meatballs. It goes very well with the oregano in the fresh tomato sauce.
Woody is that makes sense. Great with pork, apples and other fruity flavours. I don't normally put it in my tomato or bolognese but I've seen recipes that call for it. I'm more of an oregano guy for Italian recipes
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for years, since before Mario Batali became a familiar name. It's a delicious quick tomato sauce and yes, it calls for thyme. Try Googling it.
Appreciate the help!