pasta sauce recipes

BitterAndTwisted

mardatha wrote: »

We had a powercut and it was out for almost 48 hours. The stuff in the freezer seems ok, its still frozen hard, but I have a tub of pate in the fridge that my OH was really looking forward to. How long does pate keep and would the fridge being off spoil it ?

Whether the pate was still OK to eat would have depended on how many times the fridge door was opened and closed while the power was off. If it was still cool I'd have eaten it, no problem but I do have an iron constitution due, I expect, to having been brought up in a household with no fridge and no antibacterial cleaning-products until I was about 8 or 9.

miecherox

I know there's always someone after similar advice but just wondering what the general opinion is of some OOD salsa it's actually a month out of date and has been in the fridge. It's not been opened and contains the usual culprits found in salsa. It smells fine and tastes fine if a little tangy.

I'm planning on cooking it in an enchilada sauce anyway so am I going to strike everyone down?

I hate use by dates cos if it didn't have one I would'nt even question it...:mad:

TIA

Miecherox

zippychick

Hi Miecherox:hello:

It's a tricky one.... what are the ingredients? Just wondering what preservative it has. If you are in any doubt I would bin it - sometimes it's not worth giving everyone the runs? It is of course your choice - but personally if after sniffing it i had doubts, it would go in the bin.

I'll add your thread to the food safety one later to keep the questions together

you could always make another type of enchilada sauce?

thanks
Zip

lindens

If it is 1 month past a USE BY date i would say no to eating it.
If it is 1 month past a BEST BEFORE date I would say yes to eating it.

miecherox

Thanks Zip,

It's got stabiliser xanthan gum in it but the rest are plain ingredients, tomato, onion, tomato puree, sugar, sunlower oil, lemon juice, coriander, garlic puree, minced chilli, jalapeno peppers & black pepper... It's a fresh one not a jar.

miecherox

It is display until/use by 03 Mar.

I wouldn't mind but I only paid 25p for it :rotfl:oh how you've all changed me!

zippychick

for all it cost combined with your doubt already,I wouldn't risk it myself Tirely your call! Let us know what you decide!

BitterAndTwisted

I definitely wouldn't risk using something a month after the use by date. That xanthan gum is used to control the texture, it's not a preservative. Bin it, or you'll be sorry

miecherox

Thankyou both, it is in the bin. Am currently using my culinary skills to make enchiladas without salsa!

M x

zippychick

Woo hoo! Now that's proper OS!:rotfl: Let us know how they go