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Is Enchilada Sauce Spicy and Bitter?

This delicious Mexican sauce has since acquired a reputation for its versatility in the kitchen. It can be used as a base for chile beans, used to garnish steamed vegetables, and be put over your crunchies like enchiladas, tortillas, tacos tamales, and nachos. The fact that it can be prepared quickly at home, crowns it all. Because Mexico is known for spicy cuisines, it is a no-brainer that you’d want to know if enchilada sauce is spicy. Enchilada sauce can and cannot be spicy, its spiciness ranges on a continuum from mildly spicy to heavy-breathing spicy. Is enchilada sauce spicy?…

Why Is My Spaghetti Sauce Watery? Tips for Fixing This

The beauty (and joy) of eating spaghetti is in that thick, hearty spaghetti sauce. But you will agree with me that many people have experienced what can be described as “a watery halo effect” at least once while making spaghetti sauce (except, of course, if you rarely cook or you never made spaghetti sauce). A watery halo effect is when you have your spaghetti sauce watery and thin and your spaghetti appears to be drowning in it. It is not uncommon to have a little too much or excessive water in a spaghetti or pasta sauce, which is undesirable because…

How To Make Tomato Soup Less Acidic

Naturally, tomatoes are acidic vegetables with a pH of about 4.6. Hence, having tomato soup that tastes acidic (sour) is common, especially when one knows next to nothing about the different varieties of tomatoes. Some tomatoes have high sugar content and are sweet enough to eat off the vine, while others have low sugar content with more pronounced acidity. The sweet tomato varieties include Sungold tomato, Cherry tomato, and Campari tomato. Since your tomato soup is mainly dependent on the base ingredient: tomato, the variety used determines if you'll have a more acidic or less acidic tomato soup. However, you…