How to Save Oversalted Soup: A Trick Chefs Have Used Since Time Immemorial

01.07.2024 11:13

Oversalted soup is an unpleasant situation that can happen to any cook.

Instead of shedding tears into the pan, making the dish even saltier, look for ways to help fix the situation.

One of these tricks was shared by the expert of the online publication BelNovosti, chef Yulia Arkhipova - this trick has been used by chefs for centuries to save oversalted soup and return its ideal taste.

Culinary lifehack

To "liquidate" excess salt, you will need the most common potato. Peel the tuber and place it in a saucepan.

After you have boiled the potato for a while, you should remove it from the pan.

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What to do if the life hack didn't work

The problem is that the trick only works if the dish was not oversalted.

If the situation is critical, you will need to dilute the first with water. Gradually add liquid, tasting the dish, if you overdo it with water, you risk getting a bland and tasteless soup. After that, mix all the ingredients thoroughly and boil.

Earlier we talked about three useless kitchen gadgets .

Author: Elena Shimanovskaya Editor of Internet resources
 
Expert: Julia Arkhipova Expert / Belnovosti

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  1. Culinary lifehack
  2. What to do if the life hack didn't work