Too much heat

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JGDean

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Jude's leftover refrigerator surprise soup - the poblanos and other things incorporated too much heat - how can I tone it down. I like it but is too much for DH.
 
Diluting works best. Figure out what would taste good and gradually add some. If that works, fine. There may be other flavors you have on hand that would also taste good.

Without knowing the general flavor, I can only suggest possibles like: tomato juice, water, milk, etc.

I'd like to hear how this one comes out.

What's in DH's refrigerator soup?
 
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Yep. Poblanos can be sneaky, varying in heat from batch to batch. Not much to do that's worth doing. Same as the perennial question about to much salt.

Well, there are some things you can try, if you think the salvage job is worth it. One is to add fat, meaning mostly yogurt, sour cream and such, those being things that can usually reasonably be added to soups. The hot part is soluble in fat, which those things have, which is why you drink milk, not water, when you get into overly hot peppers. (But don't use non-fat or low fat, of course). At the same time, adding sugar and/or acid is said to help. It's also said that adding potato or pasta helps, but I suspect the real reason is that you generally have to add water, too, and that's what dilutes the heat.
 
Not sure what you started with, but I would add potatoes, evaporated milk or half&half and a chunk of cream cheese and call it chowder.
 
V8 Worked

Since it was a leftover dump soup I couldn't make another batch but adding V8 and putting a Dollop of yogurt on it when serving worked out OK. Serving cornbread with it may have helped too. Now I wish I had written down the ingredients to make it again.:) Thanks for the input!
 

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