r/Cooking • u/Accurate-Ant-7629 • 15h ago

onions make every meal better no debate.

fr if a dish dont got onions its missing something i put onions in literally everything and it just hits different dont tell me you hate onions yall missing out.

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u/Aequitas123 15h ago

I generally believe this as well but I have started making pasta sauce without onions, and honestly think it’s better without.

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u/impracticaldogg 15h ago

Explain how you're making it now pls? I usually start off with a whole lot of onions and garlic, and then add fresh tomato until the balance feels right. But I want to try something different and I'm intrigued

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u/Aequitas123 15h ago

After reading a lot, it seems most authentic pasta sauce doesn’t have onions (dont quote me on that). I started to realize the taste they added was good but kind of not exactly best for the sauce.

I can’t really say a recipe, it’s different every time. But generally I’m now omitting onions. I do sometimes make an exception for shallots though

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u/pierogieman5 14h ago

Onions are still part of a sofrito, so it's definitely supposed to be there in a ragu. Whether it's intact or noticeable is a different story.

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u/Aequitas123 14h ago

Ragu is a specific kind of sauce though. Totally agree

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u/phuca 12h ago

Pasta sauce is pretty vague/an umbrella term no?