Stacy faced a cooking dilemna, the perfect time for a call to ChefsLine’s culinary hotline at 1-800-977-1224. We responded right away with a quick email that follows but you can also listen to our tips for taking the heat out of her vegetable soup.

Hello Stacy,
We did not want to delay in responding with our standard recorded audio answer.
Have you tried using a slotted spoon to remove the habanero?
If unable to remove, know that you can do a few things:

1) Add more broth or water to the soup.
2) Rumor (unfortunately just rumor) has it that if you add a raw potato to the soup and then remove before serving, that you can cut down on the heat.
3) Limit the cooking time. The less time you cook the soup, the less opportunity the hot flavor has to penetrate the base.
4) If you can whip up some more soup and combine the two, this of course will help matters. Alas, it sounds like you have quite a bit of activity in the kitchen already and dinner is at 6!

If you have any more questions, please call the culinary hotline to speak with one of our chefs, live at 1-800-977-1224.
I hope we were able to help. Have fun cooking!