Adding various ingredients can help tone down the heat of hot peppers.
Red pepper adds a spicy flavor to meals. You can counteract the flavor by diluting the pepper with added a starch, and by adding a dairy-based product such as cheese, milk or heavy cream to tone down the heat. Counteract the pepper a sauce with too much heat by applying a quick fix, using ingredients that complement and mellow the taste of the peppers.
Instructions
1. Split your spicy concoction in half, placing one half in a different piece of cookware so you are cooking two separate batches.
2. Add more of the base ingredient such as tomato sauce, paste, olive oil, stock, wine or heavy cream into each piece of cookware.
3. Stir the mixtures while cooking to dilute the kick of the red pepper. Add more of the base ingredient to further reduce the spiciness. Add more beans, vegetables or meat if available.
4. Top or serve the concoction with a dairy product. For example, grate cheese over arrabiata sauces, add sour cream to chili or salsa. You can also supply ranch or blue cheese dips for spicy barbecue food such as wings.
5. Pour the mixture over a cooked starch or grain such as rice, pasta, potatoes, couscous or quinoa to absorb the spiciness. Offer side items that absorb the spicy flavor such as bread and butter, celery or chips.
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