Hi -

Does anyone have good ideas on how to fix a dish that has too much salt
in it?

I failed to rinse some celery enough after salting it to remove
moisture, and the dish as a result was too salty. I still have lots of
leftovers, but don't want to cook the ingredients much more, since it
would make the veggies too soft.

The only advice I found was here - http://www.ochef.com/333.htm, and
it suggests a little lemon. Their potato solution won't work here. Maybe
adding potato powder and water would help.....

Anyway, any tried and true solution welcomed.

Thanks,

Ian

"ian" wrote in message
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Hi -

Does anyone have good ideas on how to fix a dish that has too much salt in
it?

I failed to rinse some celery enough after salting it to remove moisture,
and the dish as a result was too salty. I still have lots of leftovers,
but don't want to cook the ingredients much more, since it would make the
veggies too soft.

The only advice I found was here - http://www.ochef.com/333.htm, and it
suggests a little lemon. Their potato solution won't work here. Maybe
adding potato powder and water would help.....

Anyway, any tried and true solution welcomed.

Thanks,

Ian

Drink beer with it?

"ian" wrote in message
news:eR8vd.5621$sf5.4401@lakeread05...
Hi -

Does anyone have good ideas on how to fix a dish that has too much salt in
it?

I failed to rinse some celery enough after salting it to remove moisture,
and the dish as a result was too salty. I still have lots of leftovers,
but don't want to cook the ingredients much more, since it would make the
veggies too soft.

The only advice I found was here - http://www.ochef.com/333.htm, and it
suggests a little lemon. Their potato solution won't work here. Maybe
adding potato powder and water would help.....

Anyway, any tried and true solution welcomed.

Thanks,

Ian

Drink beer with it?

"rmg" wrote:
"ian" wrote in message
Hi -

Does anyone have good ideas on how to fix a dish that has too much salt
in it?

I failed to rinse some celery enough after salting it to remove
moisture, and the dish as a result was too salty. I still have lots of
leftovers, but don't want to cook the ingredients much more, since it
would make the veggies too soft.

The only advice I found was here - http://www.ochef.com/333.htm, and
it suggests a little lemon. Their potato solution won't work here.
Maybe adding potato powder and water would help.....

Anyway, any tried and true solution welcomed.

Drink beer with it?

You want to balance the flavors. Sugar, in addition to the lemon, brings up
the sweet and sour, Roxie's suggestion of beer, if it's bitter enough,
rounds out the cure. Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes
from bad judgement. Don't ask how I learned that.

--
Nick. Christmas Day, the twenty-fifth Day of December, being established a
Federal holiday by an Act of Congress on June 28, 1870: Merry Christmas!

Thank a Veteran and Support Our Troops! You are not forgotten. Thanks.

"rmg" wrote:
"ian" wrote in message
Hi -

Does anyone have good ideas on how to fix a dish that has too much salt
in it?

I failed to rinse some celery enough after salting it to remove
moisture, and the dish as a result was too salty. I still have lots of
leftovers, but don't want to cook the ingredients much more, since it
would make the veggies too soft.

The only advice I found was here - http://www.ochef.com/333.htm, and
it suggests a little lemon. Their potato solution won't work here.
Maybe adding potato powder and water would help.....

Anyway, any tried and true solution welcomed.

Drink beer with it?

You want to balance the flavors. Sugar, in addition to the lemon, brings up
the sweet and sour, Roxie's suggestion of beer, if it's bitter enough,
rounds out the cure. Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes
from bad judgement. Don't ask how I learned that.

--
Nick. Christmas Day, the twenty-fifth Day of December, being established a
Federal holiday by an Act of Congress on June 28, 1870: Merry Christmas!

Thank a Veteran and Support Our Troops! You are not forgotten. Thanks.

wrote:

"rmg" wrote:

"ian" wrote in message

Hi -

Does anyone have good ideas on how to fix a dish that has too much salt
in it?

I failed to rinse some celery enough after salting it to remove
moisture, and the dish as a result was too salty. I still have lots of
leftovers, but don't want to cook the ingredients much more, since it
would make the veggies too soft.

The only advice I found was here - http://www.ochef.com/333.htm, and
it suggests a little lemon. Their potato solution won't work here.
Maybe adding potato powder and water would help.....

Anyway, any tried and true solution welcomed.

Drink beer with it?


You want to balance the flavors. Sugar, in addition to the lemon, brings up
the sweet and sour, Roxie's suggestion of beer, if it's bitter enough,
rounds out the cure. Good judgement comes from experience. Experience comes
from bad judgement. Don't ask how I learned that.

I've heard people say you can throw a peeled potato into stews and soups and
it will absorb some salt. Then remove the potato. Never tried it, cuz I like
things salty.

--
Dan

Dan Logcher wrote:

wrote:

"rmg" wrote:

"ian" wrote in message

Hi -

Does anyone have good ideas on how to fix a dish that has too much salt
in it?

I failed to rinse some celery enough after salting it to remove
moisture, and the dish as a result was too salty. I still have lots of
leftovers, but don't want to cook the ingredients much more, since it
would make the veggies too soft.

The only advice I found was here - http://www.ochef.com/333.htm, and
it suggests a little lemon. Their potato solution won't work here.
Maybe adding potato powder and water would help.....

Anyway, any tried and true solution welcomed.


Drink beer with it?



You want to balance the flavors. Sugar, in addition to the lemon,
brings up
the sweet and sour, Roxie's suggestion of beer, if it's bitter enough,
rounds out the cure. Good judgement comes from experience. Experience
comes
from bad judgement. Don't ask how I learned that.


I've heard people say you can throw a peeled potato into stews and soups
and
it will absorb some salt. Then remove the potato. Never tried it, cuz
I like
things salty.


Well, the dish was too far gone for such simple remedies. I ended up
cooking a whole lot more veggies (about the same gross weight), which I
seasoned hardly at all, then mixed it with the salted mess. The result
was fairly bland, but OK, and now amenable to balancing spices. I will
NEVER use that celery salting trick again!

Thanks for the advice!

Ian