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Help! Too much red pepper in the chili! (Original Post) hedgehog Jan 2016 OP
OH! SORRY! elleng Jan 2016 #1
Serve it with a dollop of sour cream... ljm2002 Jan 2016 #2
Freeze half catnhatnh Jan 2016 #3
I would go with this suggestion. Not everyone likes tonsil-scorching heat or sour cream. japple Jan 2016 #7
Oh, please, there is no such thing Warpy Jan 2016 #4
Beat me to it. hobbit709 Jan 2016 #6
I like it hot enough that my eyelids sweat Warpy Jan 2016 #8
The dry beans are still cooking - there may be hope yet! hedgehog Jan 2016 #5
Sour cream in the chili? SheilaT Jan 2016 #9
What am I missing...add less. I think cayenne is more controllable than biting in to a pepper flake rusty quoin Jan 2016 #10

elleng

(130,156 posts)
1. OH! SORRY!
Wed Jan 13, 2016, 05:10 PM
Jan 2016

I guess if it's GROUND, you're stuck; if its FLAKES, maybe there's hope to capture and kill some!

ljm2002

(10,751 posts)
2. Serve it with a dollop of sour cream...
Wed Jan 13, 2016, 05:11 PM
Jan 2016

...added to each bowl. It will help cut the heat and should go well with chili. Include bread and salad -- bread will also help to add bulk without heat, and salad to refresh the palate from the heavy chili/sour cream/bread.

catnhatnh

(8,976 posts)
3. Freeze half
Wed Jan 13, 2016, 05:24 PM
Jan 2016

add to remainder to cut heat. Maybe not your best but I'll bet still good and you'll have chili starter for next time...

japple

(9,773 posts)
7. I would go with this suggestion. Not everyone likes tonsil-scorching heat or sour cream.
Wed Jan 13, 2016, 07:17 PM
Jan 2016

On the other hand, I LOVE turnips and rutabagas. Different strokes for different folks.


Please let us know what you decided to do.

Warpy

(110,913 posts)
4. Oh, please, there is no such thing
Wed Jan 13, 2016, 05:29 PM
Jan 2016

What you can do is serve lime wedges and sour cream with it. Both milk and acid can tame capsaicin.

Watering it down won't work. What you can try is adding a couple of cans of plain beans to it. You'll still need the sour cream and lime.

Warpy

(110,913 posts)
8. I like it hot enough that my eyelids sweat
Wed Jan 13, 2016, 07:34 PM
Jan 2016

That didn't go over all that well in Boston but by the time I left, all my friends were chile heads.

hedgehog

(36,286 posts)
5. The dry beans are still cooking - there may be hope yet!
Wed Jan 13, 2016, 05:46 PM
Jan 2016

(Growl) the on-line recipe called for 1 tablespoon, and i cut that in half! (Growl)

 

SheilaT

(23,156 posts)
9. Sour cream in the chili?
Thu Jan 14, 2016, 12:18 AM
Jan 2016

Oh, yuck. What a dreadful idea.

Either double or triple the batch without adding more chili, or throw it out, or just endure.

Alas, it's an easy mistake to make with any seasoning.

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