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Your dinner is almost ready your guest are here, but oh-no! Your vegetables are overcooked, your meat is too salty and you don't have any sugar for your tea. What do you do? We've all made cooking mistakes, here's some tips on how to fix soul food cooking mistakes. You'll appreciate this list the next time you make a cooking boo-boo. So before you throw that mistake out ... First check this list out!
Gumbo too spicy - To fix over hot or spicy gumbo add crushed pineapple in the pot. Test adding in ½ cup increments until desired heat is reached. Crushed pineapple acts to dilute heat without being detected. Or try adding a raw sliced and peeled potato, be sure to remove the potaot slices before serving. Food Too Salty - If your soup, stew, sauce or vegetable dish is too salty, throw in a peeled potato (sliced) for 10 to 30 minutes. Pull out potato before serving. Scorched or slightly burned rice - Remove top (unburned) portion of rice and place in new container. Place slices of sandwich bread on top of rice and cover for 10 to 20 minutes (bread absorbs scorchy taste and aroma). Remove bread and add a teaspoon of margarine or butter. Short on meat - Try chopping meat and mix with rice or noodles, top with sauce or gravy. Burned Food in Pot or Pan - Add liquid fabric softener. Soak for 30 minutes then remove. Stale Bread - Use stale bread in stuffing, meat loaf, to make grilled sandwiches or to make toast. Dish too sweet - Add lemon juice to neutralize. Lumpy sauce or gravy - Place in food processor or blender. You can also pour through strainer. Gravy, soup or sauce too thin - Mix 1 tablespoon of cornstarch or flour to ¼ cup of water. Slowly stir into boiling soup, gravy or sauce until desired thickness is reached. Season to taste. Meat overcooked or dry - Soak in 5 parts warm water 1 part apple cider vinegar for 20 minutes. Place meat in pan and cover with gravy and onions. Serve as a smothered meat dish. No meat tenderizer for roast - Dust meat with flour before placing in oven and cover with onion slices and tomatoes then cover tightly in foil. Cook in 350-degree oven. The acid in the onion and tomatoes act as a natural tenderizer. Overcooked vegetables - Can be used to make soup, a sauce or broth. No Buttermilk - Substitute with plain yogurt. No Powdered Sugar - Mix 1 cup of granulated sugar and 1 teaspoon of cornstarch. No granulated sugar - Use honey. No chili powder - Combine equal amounts of cayenne and cumin. No eggs - Use mayonnaise. No Sage - Use marjoram or rosemary. No Thyme - Use basil, marjoram or oregano. No meat for soup or stews - Use tofu. For more cooking mistake ideas or advice email: RecipeDoctor@BlackHomeOwnerNews.com
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