What to add to oversalted soup to save the dish: experienced housewives revealed secrets

24.08.2023 17:30

No housewife would intentionally oversalt soup, but sometimes such unpleasant situations happen to us.

The risk is especially high if we use ready-made spice mixtures intended for first courses.

Sometimes we don't even pay attention to the composition, but almost all options contain salt. Therefore, adding the component additionally is extremely dangerous.

If you do oversalt a dish, don’t worry: with a few tricks you can easily deal with the problem.

What to add to oversalted soup

Potato

If you notice that the dish clearly suffers from excess salt, then you should choose medium or large potatoes. Peel the product, cut it into two parts if necessary and add to the soup.

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After this, the dish is worth trying. As soon as the amount of salt has become acceptable, the potatoes can be safely removed.

Rice

This cereal is a real find for oversalted first courses. It is important to find a small clean bag made of natural fabric, fill it with a handful of rice and put it in a saucepan.

The product will quickly rid the soup of excess salt.

Author: Marina Michalap Internet resource editor

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  1. What to add to oversalted soup
  2. Potato
  3. Rice