My Secret Pasta Sauce: Valentina Salsa Picante Extra Hot
A 34 OZ bottle of Valentina Salsa Picante Extra Hot
We have a lot of hot sauces. One of them is a Mexican hot sauce called Valentina Salsa Picante. We have the Extra Hot version. It’s very cheap and easy to find in our local supermarket, Ralphs.
Tim uses it every day on his eggs. Until recently, I had never used it. Now I use it nearly every day.
We have discovered that the Valentina is great as a pasta sauce. It’s absolutely perfect! I always have a lot of pasta in my cupboards, but rarely prepare it because I don’t feel like making a sauce. Sometimes I just toss with olive oil, garlic and a few spices, but I really prefer a red sauce with my pasta. Even though tomatoes aren’t an ingredient, the Valentina reminds us of a tomato-based sauce with its thickness and goes really well on pasta. I’ve had it with spaghetti and whole wheat rotini so far and found it delicious. Sometimes I sprinkle grated cheese and a bit of seasoning on top (lemon pepper seasoning or red pepper flakes or a bit of garlic powder), but it’s also great by itself. I have a feeling I’ll be eating a lot more pasta which is a good thing. I’ve been trying to cut back on the white rice and eat more whole wheat pasta.
On a different note, I created a new photo album with pictures of dishes I’ve prepared. Some of them I have blogged about and many of them need an entry. I hope to get to them soon. An embedded version of the gallery is below.
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