Chris Neidecker wrote:
> "Aria" > wrote in message
> news:02OUd.89354$bu.46205@fed1read06...
> >I bought a jar of this sauce at Trader Joe's. Was going to put it on
pasta
> >and then read the jar and it says to put over meat and eat with
tortillas.
> >Would this taste "weird" on pasta???
> >
> Hmm,...I think it might, unless you doctor it up right. I just
finished a
> jar today, and I must say, it's not that different from salsa, but it
had
> its own twang. I couldn't discern any pepita presence (maybe that
was the
> "twang").
> [snip]

I tried something simpler: browned chunked-up pork shoulder and some
chopped onion and garlic in a saucepan, poured in the Pepita Sauce,
covered and simmered until the pork was tender. Ate it with rice,
mostly because we were out of tortillas. Didn't think much of it,
frankly. All the good ingredients are overwhelmed by tomatoes, it
seemed to me.

I like the Picadillo sauce better, though I confess I supplement it
with more sofrito (onion, garlic, bell pepper).

-aem