Simon Food Favourites: Ellis Lane

24 July 2012

Taste Test: Porters Produce Sauces (24 July 2012)

82 Ellis Lane, Ellis Lane NSW 2570

http://portersproduce.com.au/blog/

Taste buds get a saucy workout

Thanks to Craig and Trish from Porters Produce for providing me some samples of their bottled sauces. I first noticed these award winning sauces at the Good Food & Wine Show but didn't have a chance to try them at the time. Overall they were well-liked by the tasting team including myself although many thought they were quite sweet as well. Whether that's a good or bad thing is a personal preference but I was expecting them to be a bit more on the savoury side of the palate. The Simply Tomato Sauce would be ideal with a meat pie, sausage roll or hamburger. My cocktail franks and corn chips probably didn't do it justice. I'm not usually a BBQ sauce fan but the Original Sauce was very nice and one of the most popular of the range. The Chilli Original Sauce Mild was very mild on the chilli but had nice flavours which I preferred over the tomato sauce and was quite popular. The Chilli Original Sauce Medium didn't quite have enough chilli kick as we were hoping so I think an even hotter version would be well received. The Basil & Garlic Tomato Sauce had a distinctive flavour although it probably was my least favourite of the range although I wondered if it would work better in a simple pasta dish or as a pizza base sauce.

SNAPSHOT REVIEW:

PROS: Award winning sauces with very likable flavours, Good consistency and texture, Easy to pour, No Gluten range available, No artificial colours, flavours or preservatives

CONS: Seems quite sweet on the palate, Limited availability at retail shops and markets

MUST TRY: Original Sauce, Chilli Original Sauce

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