The #1 Way People Ruin Tomato Sauce—and How to Fix It

The #1 Way People Ruin Tomato Sauce—and How to Fix It

Avoid bitter tomato sauce with this dead-simple tip.Serious Eats / Diana ChistrugaYou've spent hours simmering tomato sauce made with ripe, juicy tomatoes from the farmers market, only to find it acrid and bitter. Was your olive oil rancid? Were the tomatoes spoiled or of low quality? Or was it simply bad luck?Chances are, you've overcooked or burned your garlic. It's a mistake that even the most experienced home cooks can make: You turn your ba…