Ok, i was trying a new recipe, but I apparently misread the garlic ingredient. I put two chopped cloves instead of one, and now this HUGE pot unbearably has too strong of a garlic taste. What can I do to diffuse it? It took me all day to make this chili and I refuse to just throw it out.
Also, please give me any suggestions for a "special touch" ingredient. Aside from the chili burning my nose hairs and lungs with garlic, I stil feel like i am missing a special touch of something. Do you use anything unusual?
2006-09-25 07:12:37 · 18 answers · asked by sexy law chick 5 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Do potatoes work for garlic like they do for salt?
2006-09-25 07:13:21 · update #1
Rose G- i guess you would call it a head. I am not sure. I thought they were called cloves. But I chopped up two of the white round thingys that look like little onions :) I love garlic! But this pot is even insulting my taste buds.
Thanks for the responses! I'm learning :)
2006-09-25 07:32:01 · update #2
Oh my goodness I just realized what I did. Between Rose G's response and the link Joey provided. The recipe called for two "cloves." and i used TWO BULBS! :( Just awful. and i call myself a lawyer!?! Do much for due diligence (sigh).
2006-09-25 07:37:29 · update #3
TOO much garlic?
Pehaps I didn't hear you right.........haha
I'd try the potato trick. I know it works for salt......give it a shot!
Try this site under the Q&A about garlic:
http://www.apinchof.com/garlicqanda.htm
2006-09-25 07:20:58 · answer #1 · answered by Joey Bagadonuts 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Remove half of chili from pot and store in a freezer container for next time chili; then take the remaining half left in your pot and add 2 cans of red kidney beans, 1 can tomato sauce and 1 tablespoon sugar! This should ease the garlic and allow for another quick meal for another day!
2006-09-25 14:31:47 · answer #2 · answered by shelly_mo67 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I would suggest adding some more ingredients. Like maybe some more tomatos, or some tomato paste. But I am not sure how to get rid of the strong garlic taste other then adding some more stuff.
For my "special touch" I like to use a little bit of beer and a pinch of red pepper flakes :-)
2006-09-25 14:18:17 · answer #3 · answered by Melissa 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I would try and save the pot by diluting it with more of all the same ingredients to dilute the garlic taste. You will probably wind up with two big pots of chili that way but just freeze the part you can't eat right away..
2006-09-25 14:16:01 · answer #4 · answered by COACH 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You added one extra clove or one extra head of garlic? One extra clove isn't enough to even touch a pot of chili, let alone a huge pot of chili. It might just be your nose. Ask someone else to try it. Your senses could just be overloaded from chopping the garlic up in the first place.
2006-09-25 14:21:40 · answer #5 · answered by Liligirl 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I hope this helps for chili the way it does spaghetti sauce, but if it's bitter add butter is the moto I've always gone by. You can try adding some parmessean cheese or a little bit of onion for a special touch. If you were talking about spaghetti sauce I could really help. Good luck with your chili!!
2006-09-25 14:49:09 · answer #6 · answered by tk_9702 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I did the same thing. I used honey to lighten the garlic.
2006-09-25 14:14:36 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
since it's chili, add more peppers. you'll forget all about the garlic. or a tablespoon of sugar usually mellows it out for me.
2006-09-25 15:35:21 · answer #8 · answered by Ann 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'd recommend chucking in some fresh tomatoes and a bit of extra oregano or whatever herbs you used to flavour that thing. but since you mentioned potatoes, try that too, it sounds like a good solution.
2006-09-25 14:21:03 · answer #9 · answered by Mizz G 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Emeril would be proud of you!. There is never such a thing as too much garlic!
2006-09-25 17:02:33 · answer #10 · answered by otisisstumpy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋