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Old 16-11-2010, 19:46
Andy Birkenhead
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I have just made a big pan of broccoli,celery and sprout soup ( ! ) and it's very tasty but a bit salty.
I have put a couple of peeled whole potatoes in the simmering soup to try to absorb the salt, but it's taking a long time.
How long does it normally take to absorb the salt ?
But, surely the longer I simmer the soup, it will just intensify the salty taste ?
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Old 16-11-2010, 20:01
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If you want to eat it now then it might be a problem.

You could just leave the soup on the hob to cool under it's own heat and let the potatoes slowly absorb the salt.

Not sure what type of soup you want but you could add milk or cream to counteract the salt.
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Old 16-11-2010, 21:16
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As long as it's not a cream based soup, just add water.
That's what I do. In my experience the "potato" trick never worked.
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Old 17-11-2010, 05:52
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As long as it's not a cream based soup, just add water.
That's what I do. In my experience the "potato" trick never worked.
The potato didn't work
I added some water !
It's a little less salty but not much - I don't want to dilute the taste
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Old 17-11-2010, 10:49
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The potato didn't work
I added some water !
It's a little less salty but not much - I don't want to dilute the taste
The problem you have is that you should have halved the potato lengthwise. The bigger the surface area, the more salt it absorbs. If it is really salty, I would suggest two halved potatoes.
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