How to remove salt from cereals: culinary life hacks – not everyone knows

09.01.2024 14:24

Rice, buckwheat and other grains are excellent side dishes that always go well with meat, fish or vegetable dishes. But even an experienced housewife can accidentally oversalt the food.

In such cases, it is important to quickly figure out how to fix the situation.

Chefs know that there is no need to panic. The process is simple.

Oversalted cereals should be rinsed with clean water and then boiled a little more.

It is advisable to add a piece of butter to the pan.

Cereals
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This method is suitable for any side dish.

There is another method. To do this, you need to use raw peeled potatoes, which can be put into the pan while the porridge is cooking.

If the pilaf was oversalted, you need to boil another portion of rice and add it to the dish.

Another culinary life hack is to use pomegranate seeds, which should be sprinkled on top of the dish for half an hour.

Earlier we told you how to save oversalted soup.

Olga Kotova Author: Olga Kotova Internet resource editor