KitchenTried-and-true tip
Neutralise a too-acidic tomato sauce with a pinch of baking soda
Balance an overly acidic tomato sauce with a pinch of baking soda per litre.
- Time
- ⏱ 1 min
- Difficulty
- ◆ easy
What you need
- food-grade baking soda (E 500)
- tomato sauce
How to do it
- Stir in one pinch of baking soda per litre of sauce.
- Dose carefully: too much at once leaves a soapy aftertaste that can't be fixed afterwards.
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Pro Liter Soße genügt eine Messerspitze Natron – das entspricht grob 0,5 bis 1 Gramm.
Wer zu viel auf einmal hinzugibt, riskiert einen seifigen Beigeschmack, der sich nicht mehr korrigieren lässt.
