Batch soup disaster! Can it be fixed?

hanb

Hi all,

I was making my usual Sunday batch of soup for the week aheads lunches when the top of the salt grinder came off and emptied itself in the soup!!

It's a curried red lentil and vegetable soup (8-10 portions) which usually has 1-2tsps of salt in and I'd say about 2 tablespoons ended up in it this week!

Can I fix it or should I just chuck it? Obviously it tastes gross but I'm thinking even if the taste can be fixed we shouldn't be eating something with so much salt in..

Urgh. Annoying!

Islandmaid

Hi,

The only thing I can think of is to make a second batch, with no salt, and mix the two.

I'm sure someone with a lot more knowledge will be along soon, but didn't want to read and run - hope it turns out okay.

greenbee

http://saramoulton.com/2012/07/saras-kitchen-revelations-oversalted-it-there-is-one-solution/

happy35

I have never tried it but was told if you put in peeled potatoes and boil the soup when you fish out the potatoes it takes a lot of salt with it as the potatoes have sucked it up.

meritaten

It would depend on how much salt was in the grinder! more than a couple of tablespoons and I would discard the soup.
This is why I never grind salt into the pans - you have no idea how much you have just put in............and there is the danger of the top coming off! also steaming water CAN affect the grinder! I always take the top off and measure the amount of salt (ok its in the palm of my hand and I can tell if its a teaspoon or tablespoon), before dropping it into the saucepan.

missbiggles1

happy35 wrote: »

I have never tried it but was told if you put in peeled potatoes and boil the soup when you fish out the potatoes it takes a lot of salt with it as the potatoes have sucked it up.

That's definitely what I would do - you might not even need to throw away the spuds!

milasavesmoney

Islandmaid wrote: »

Hi,

The only thing I can think of is to make a second batch, with no salt, and mix the two.

I'm sure someone with a lot more knowledge will be along soon, but didn't want to read and run - hope it turns out okay.

I second this idea. Potatoes do not work as one can read from the link that greenbee provided.
And from my own experience I agree with the no potatoes. It does not work.

suki1964

I've never had any success with the spud theory either

I'd split it, add more lentils veg and water to each batch see if it can be rescued that way

theoretica

You could batch it up into portions, freeze them, and add one portion to other dishes as you cook them to reuse/dilute.

Rain_Shadow

I agree about spuds. Tried it yesterday, didn't work.

Ilona

theoretica wrote: »

You could batch it up into portions, freeze them, and add one portion to other dishes as you cook them to reuse/dilute.

I was also going to suggest this. I would make the portions very small, use yogurt pots or suchlike, then add them to future soups and stews, or curries. Might take a while to use them up. Personally I never add salt to my cooking.
Ilona