Too Much Salt (14)
MrVirgoDublin, Ireland11 Threads 135 PostsHey all, Looking for a cooking tip. If I add too much salt to a dish when cooking it (bolognese in this instance), is there anything that I can add to the dish that will de salt it a bit?
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MrVirgo: Hey all, Looking for a cooking tip. If I add too much salt to a dish when cooking it (bolognese in this instance), is there anything that I can add to the dish that will de salt it a bit?
Hi Virgo, sour cream or crème fraiche.
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KNenagh: Hi Virgo, sour cream or crème fraiche.
Thank you KNenagh, I have none right now and its cooked, milk, or cheese I guess wouldn't work either? I suppose cheese would only make it worse, because that has salt added already I think, doesn't it? Well its not too bad and still edible. I dont usually add too much salt, but I also added bef stock cubes and tomato puree, forgetting that those have lots of salt, will remember better the next time...I'm such a putz!
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MrVirgo: Thank you KNenagh, I have none right now and its cooked, milk, or cheese I guess wouldn't work either? I suppose cheese would only make it worse, because that has salt added already I think, doesn't it? Well its not too bad and still edible. I dont usually add too much salt, but I also added bef stock cubes and tomato puree, forgetting that those have lots of salt, will remember better the next time...I'm such a putz!
These things happen, do you have normal cream in the house? (milk probably won't make a difference) If it's Philadelphia type of cheese it would work, too. Maybe take out a big of the Bolognese and mix it with the cheese and see how that tastes.
Cooked something quick with minced meat myself tonight.
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MrVirgo: Hey all, Looking for a cooking tip. If I add too much salt to a dish when cooking it (bolognese in this instance), is there anything that I can add to the dish that will de salt it a bit?
You can never take salt, or anything, out of a dish once you have added it no.
The suggestion that you can lessen it with cream, creme fraiche, etc was a good one.
One thing to remember is that if you are adding tomatoes, they contain their own naturally produced salt so you will need to add less salt anyway?
Happy cooking!
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You can never have enough salt on my meals. I don't care what my daughter says.
A trick I have learned only recently though. A little Cornflower added to mashed taty's which is a bit too wet. Also the yoke of an egg add a few green onions. Now yer cookin.
A trick I have learned only recently though. A little Cornflower added to mashed taty's which is a bit too wet. Also the yoke of an egg add a few green onions. Now yer cookin.
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FYI. too late now ... a peeled raw potato will absorb excess salt.
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CasualCarol: FYI. too late now ... a peeled raw potato will absorb excess salt.
Was just going to say that. I guess we read the same thing.
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CasualCarol: FYI. too late now ... a peeled raw potato will absorb excess salt.
Yes, potato is good, or white rise in a cheese cloth, and the remove it.( my grandma's old trick)
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anilag: Yes, potato is good, or white rise in a cheese cloth, and the remove it.( my grandma's old trick)
Do you place thes in the dish whilst cooking or soak after cooking????
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I cook without salt but now I use products which are low in sodium.
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Ccincy: OOPS! I used to cook without salt but now I use products which are low in sodium.
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newinsouth: Was just going to say that. I guess we read the same thing.
The potato works great for soups, or like another poster mentioned - half a cup of rice in a cheese cloth bundle. If you add H2O it only waters it down.
(Or add more of the original ingredients, increase the size of the dish, and invite your neighbors?)
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MrVirgo: Hey all, Looking for a cooking tip. If I add too much salt to a dish when cooking it (bolognese in this instance), is there anything that I can add to the dish that will de salt it a bit?
If you are trying to reduce the taste of salt, my suggestion is to add a little sugar or sugar replacement but add it a little at a time. I always add Splenda to tomato sauce whether I make the sauce myself or jar sauce.
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