Too Much Pepper

by Sidney Simon
(Michigan)

If you have put too much pepper into a home made soup how can you dilute or lessen the taste of the pepper without adversely affecting the otherwise good flavor of the soup?

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Too Much Pepper

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lemon juice worked
by: Anonymous

OMG! The lemon juice totally worked!!!! Thanks!!!

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Neutralize pepper in soup
by: Anonymous

Add a peeled potato or two (I quarter them). Let the potato soak up the extra seasoning (works for too much salt, also) and then remove and throw away the potato.

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It worked!
by: Anonymous

I added a Meyer lemon and a little sugar (maybe a couple of teaspoons) and it worked!!! Thank you!

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What to Do If You Add Too Much Pepper
by: Anonymous

Sidney

Adding too much pepper is a common mistake that many cooks make when preparing meals. In the past I have use lemon juice and sugar to neutralize the effects of the pepper. In addition to the lemon juice you'll also have to add some sugar to counteract the sourness of the lemon. Another approach is to add more liquid and then increase the amount of all the other ingredients minus the pepper. Or maybe you could make another batch of the soup with pepper and mix both soups together---probably not your preferred method. Not sure which method would work for you without tasting your soup.

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