need immediate help with spaghetti sauce

[gilbenjamin2000]

Besides not using it, you can add lemon juice (about 1 OZ per 8 OZ of paste) and to round it out about 1 TSP of anchovy paste per 8 OZ of tomato paste. That will at least help to cover it up for you. All the roasting in the world won't do much to eliminate the flat taste of the paste. You can really only work with it and extend the hard flavors by enhancing them - try this and you'll see. Also, using fresh basil and oregano won't hurt either - dried will only add to the bitterness of tomato paste.

[pimpin101]

why would a dry spice make it bitter??? I thought that they are just 2 times as stong as fresh.

[Chef_Bob]

For what it is worth here are my two tips:

1) I usually add honey to mine. I find it has a nice mellow sweetness that compliments the tomato very well.

2) If I am looking to add some richness to the sauce I puree some sundried tomato. A little costly but works great and a little makes a big difference. (idea from Jamie Oliver)