i made chili and it's too spicy (too much cayanne). any suggestions?

Question

is there anything I can add to the pot to tame the heat?

Answer 1

You can add a whole , peeled potato, let it simmer and take it out before serving. The potato will absorb most of the heat, but re-check salt as it can absorb salt too.

Answer 2

Basically, you can add more of everything else to dilute the cayanne across the larger dosage. Start with a little tomato sauce and more beef (and beans if you use them). This will work if it is only a little too hot.

Another thing to try is to put the chili on pasta, rice, or Frito's - using these items to minimize the amount of hot you get in your mouth each bite.

However - If you added, say, a tablespoon instead of a teaspoon... you will either need to adapt your taste or throw out the pot. Or, find a couple friends who like hot food & call them over.

Answer 3

i luv spicy food. anywaiz ....
u may want 2 add lemon juice and some wateror y had add a boiled potato so it can absorb the heat or u can put the chili in2 a bigger pot with more 2times more ingredient but less spicy ingredients.
if none of these work just throw it out and stat all over.
thanx 4 the points

Answer 4

You can do one of two things.

1. Peel and quarter a potato and add it to the pot. Cook until it is tender then remove and discard. This will remove some of the heat.

2. Add a can of Dr. Pepper and simmer until the chili returns to the desired thickness. This will kill the heat of the pepper.

Answer 5

Add some sour cream, cream has a calming effect on spicy foods, it coats your taste buds so that you cannot feel as much of the heat from the cayenne.

Answer 6

The potata as suggested really does work. I love my chili extra spicy!

Answer 7

Just don't add quite as much cayenne. Also - I've heard that sour cream "counteracts" with the spice - another reason sour cream is served so often with or in spicy foods.

Answer 8

add a little sugar about 1 tablespoon if a little spicy 2 if dangerously spicey

Answer 9

You can add some sugar the amount depends on how much chili.

Answer 10

Add chopped celery. For some reason, it seems to 'damp down' spicy foods.