Save my soup! Soup problems thread.

CCP

I decided to try and be really OS today and turn some bendy carrots into a spicy carrot soup, but all I've ended up with is an inedible mess. I threw in some harissa spice mix, and the result is a soup that's uncomfortably spicy while also being unpleasantly bland - it tastes like I threw some chillies into boiling water and called it soup. _pale_

Does anyone have any ideas on how to rescue it, preferably using store-cupboard items only as I don't want to visit the shops just for this!

Emm-in-a-pickle

I`d chuck in a tin of chopped tomatoes & whizz them in. IF you had a bunch of fresh coriander that needed using that`d be ideal too.

CCP

I haven't got any tinned toms at the moment - do you think tomato puree would work? I've got to open a large tin of the stuff for dinner tonight, so it would be rather convenient if it would!

Emm-in-a-pickle

Don`t see why not! And maybe some lightly fried onion whizzed in? It sounded like you were saying the soup was watery/spicy, so I was thinking add tasty/bulky.

Lilyplonk

What about some cooked potato ........... - but not so much that it goes 'starchy'.

madnotstupid

red lentils to bulk it out a bit? and I'd say the tomato paste would be fine, maybe with a tsp sugar to stop it being too sharp.

CCP

Great ideas, everyone - thanks very much. :T Working from what I've got, I'm going for red lentils, tomato puree and a little bit of sugar: I'll let you know how it turns out shortly.

kitschkitty

I'd add lentils, or sweet potato, and I agree with some tomato (puree should be fine) and a small spoonful of sugar.

Or even a tin of beans or chickpeas mashed (if you only have baked beans you can still wash off the sauce and use them).

CCP

Spicy carrot, tomato and lentil soup isn't bad at all, and certainly better than my earlier effort. Thanks again, everyone. :T

craigywv

Hi I have just made a lovely pot of cream of mushroom soup, but I have poisoned it with salt at the last minute how can I save it please advise me thanks