I accidentally dropped alot of pepper in a pot of vegetable soup I was making. It taste really good except that flames shoot out of my mouth when I breathe. Does anyone have a solution on what to do to cut the pepper effect?
I tried adding fresh lemon juice as I read that years ago but didn't work. Any advice as I hate the thought of just throwing it out.
Thanks. Ida

I would pack it up into pint packages, freeze it and use it as a seasoned base for future soups. One pint could serve now to make a 2 liter soup? Of course I am guessing how much, because I don't know your true pepper load, but I could see peppery veg soup ending up chicken, clam, etc.

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Originally posted by Vico Girl: flames shoot out of my mouth when I breathe.

I'd really like to see that.


Ginger

Ginger,

LOL Ok so where's your suggestion ?

Judith: I think perhaps that's my only alternative. I dropped probably the equivalent of 3 heaping tabs. Thanks.

Ida

1. Eat it with a lot of internet bread to cool off your mouth.

2. Invite people over for dinner who really like spicy food.

3. Freeze half and dilute the other half by half.

4. Add beef, cumin, chili's, (no pepper please) thicken it up and serve it as Hot Taco Surprise.

5. Pour off the liquid only and add new water.

If I can think of anything else I'll post again.


Ginger

Freeze half, dilute the other half boiling it for about 30 minutes with some kale leaves or other leaf vegetables, cut in stripes, and some potatoes and serve it layered with slightly stale unsalted Tuscan bread (if you have any handy) or with lots of small pasta or broken down spaghetti, or with enoungh polenta flour to make it into a cream. Don't add any salt, the pepper alone will provide enough seasoning.

I have made gumbo that was way to hot for human consumption...I didn't know that the andouille sausage was as hot as it was, and added cayenne.

I quartered a whole potato, threw it in the pot and boiled it. After a while I removed the potato...it had soaked up the spice and it was perfect. It worked!
It will also work for to much salt.

Gosh thanks for the help...I think I'll try the potato first and remove it as this was supposed to be diet soup since i joined Jenny Craig yesterday. I have no willpower so I need to pay for being weighed and the meals otherwise I'll eat everything in sight. I would love to add beef and Tuscan bread to the mix but must watch my calories before my trip back to Italy in June and July. Grazie.

Ida