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Too much garlic

by mindy

How do i minimize too much garlic in my spaghetti sauce?

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One Response for "Too much garlic"

  1. Chef Paulette August 24th, 2008 at 12:57 pm

    Dear Mindy,
    If you want less garlic flavor, try putting the garlic in with the onions at the beginning of the sauce with the olive oil. If you want a bigger garlic taste, add 3 or 4 cloves of garlic chopped 10 minutes before it is done.

    Chef Paulette

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Made sauce too hot!

by Member

Help, I accidentally tripled the amount of chipotle peppers in a barbecue sauce. Adding extra of the other ingredients didn’t work. How do I reduce the heat so that it’s edible?

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2 Responses for "Made sauce too hot!"

  1. Kevin Weeks December 28th, 2007 at 1:32 pm

    Increasing the amount of other ingredients is really the only way to reduce heat, although in mild cases a adding a little something sweet can help.

    Chef Kevin

  2. Chef NooB January 24th, 2008 at 11:23 pm

    I agree, I made spaghetti sauce too hot and I am also having some success with a little more sugar and some water.

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Too spicy chili

I made some delicious chili, but the peppers are too spicy for our puny taste buds! I used Anaheim chilis (4), but we’re wienies. Can I add something to tame the flame?

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One Response for "Too spicy chili"

  1. Kevin Weeks November 19th, 2007 at 10:45 am

    This is a common problem, as is over-salting. Follow this link to see Chef Adam’s suggestions for correcting it.

    http://www.chefsline.com/blog/culinary_answers/peppery-chicken-vegetable-soup/

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Too strong of a bay leaf taste

I made a beef stew following a recipe a friend gave me and i used about half a dried bay leaf and the flavor is too strong for my family’s taste - help!!!!!!!

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One Response for "Too strong of a bay leaf taste"

  1. Chef Kevin October 29th, 2007 at 1:50 pm

    Marci,

    The only way to reduce the strength of the bay is to dilute the stew with more broth, although the flavor should mellow somewhat overnight.

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