Too Hot Chilli

Kataratarina

ive got chilli in my sc and i just tasted it there and it is very very hot!! its bearable but prob only a mouthfuls... i followed the recipe correct but i think it was the chilli kidney beans rather than normal thats making it so hot!


any ideas how i could cool it down?


thanks in advance

x

MrsBartolozzi

You could add some more tinned tomatoes to try to calm down the taste.

kazmeister

I made chilli the other day which I felt was too hot for the children so I added a couple of squares of dark chocolate. It added a nice flavour and took out some of the fire.

Magpye

Pop in a few squares of milk chocolate and serve with sour cream or plain yoghurt.

VfM4meplse

A little sugar in the pot may help / serve with rice to dilute the chilli / drink some wine or beer with your meal.

v8monkeyboy

Try creme fraiche - this is the closest to the Mexican crema which is used to calm it down. Failing that, use soured cream.

Chili is acid, milk products are alkali, hence they cancel the heat of the chili.

Stephen_Leak

Trust me with the chilli and chocolate thing. I've started adding a couple of squares of dark chocolate (just the cheap eating stuff, not the 70% cacao cooking stuff) to my basic recipe and it really makes a world of difference. The chilli heat is still there, but the chocolate really does smooth everthing off.

It's not that strange - both grew in the New World and would've been used in cooking for thousands of years.

angelflower_2

Hi

Made huge pot of chilli the last night but have made it too hot....any ideas for calming the spicyness effectively without have to buy loads more stuff and dilute the taste?

angelflower_2

wow...glad to see I am not the only one to have done this. Thanks! I like the idea of trying wedgies and mushrooms so might do that and then freeze them. If still too hot, will dilute with tomatos & beans. Might try what I did last time I made chilli and add additional red lentils for bulk to see if that takes some of heat out.

St0lli

I followed a recipe once that called for cocoa powder in chilli and it was fantastic! Either squares of chocolate or cocoa powder really make the difference to the taste (in a positive way!) Just try not to think about the odd combination and you will enjoy it - honest!:j