Bolognese

[jennyjoan]

Have overdone the herbs . Anything I can do

[gingejbee]

Either use lots and lots of parmesan to try to hide the herbiness, or....make another batch without herbs and mix with the original.

[ubasses]

Add a potato in large chunks and remove before serving.

[gingejbee]

Sorry, but what's a potato going to do, exactly?

[ubasses]

https://www.spiceography.com/too-much-oregano/#:~:text=Add%20potatoes,extra%20potato%20before%20serving%20it.

[Buenchico]

To back up Ubasses' post (and answer Gingejbee's question):
https://www.spiceography.com/too-much-oregano/

[Buenchico]

Ooh! Snap!

[Eve]

Is the meat in with it or just the sauce? If the latter, made it a bigger batch with more tinned tomatoes to spread the herbs out, then save the surplus sauce to freeze if possible.

[DTCwordfan]

An extra glass of red wine works wonders - in you of course!

[gingejbee]

I really don't think that potato will miraculously absorb oregano flavour...now if you'd have said lumps of activated charcoal....

[Atheist]

Get over it, I suppose. (Sorry, but I have lost most of my taste buds and hopes in life.) Worse things happen at sea. Being more serious, I suppose that you learn not to overdo the herbs; learn from experience.

[calmck]

Add more tomato, I also blend carrots, courgette and pumpkin also olives into my sauce and freeze in 400 gm bags

[Atheist]

Jenny; it's only one meal that wasn't perfect. I can't think of an instant cure to save this dish.

[jennyjoan]

Thanks for answers. I'm going to make a lasagne out of it it was fresh oregano and I normally use dried hence the overuse. I will know next time

[Vagus]

I thought dried herbs were stronger than fresh?

[snags]

Get proper p|ssed... it'll taste great.

[zebo]

I've rescued more than one dish that was over-salty by adding a peeled potato then removing it later on, it tends to absorb the salt, it's not perfect but it's better than chucking food away!

[pastafreak]

As vagus said...dried are far more concentrated than fresh.

[jennyjoan]

oh oh - well I had some bolognese about 8.30pm LOL. Had added cheese to it earlier and must say it was delicious even tho I'm throwing bouquets at myself LOL

When I go to the trouble of making the sauce (meat included) - when I make lasagne (tomorrow) - there could be about 9 massive servings. Luvely jubbly. Wish you were here!!!