Need some heat reduction PLEASE!

RRP

I made my bodacious pot of ham and bean soup today and I normally use 1 tea of chili powder in it, but I had none. Instead I used 1/2 tea of chipotle thinking I'd be ok. Well, it was dumb move as I know my wife will take one spoonful and that will be it! Any body have a solution on how to cut the heat?

Eoin

Stir some yoghurt into your bowl. Dairy is good for heat reduction (at least on the way in).

Gulfcoastguy

Add some cut up Irish potatoes to it . But you might have to add a bit more salt also.

RajunCajun

Potatoes

JohnInCarolina

Try vodka.

20stone

Down here our advice would be to add more

MrA46221

Add more ham and beans! I’ve also used honey or syrup to cut heat. 

Woodchunk

Sugar

Mattman3969

Add a couple of 1/2d potatoes 

A quick google search says this 
https://www.thekitchn.com/6-ways-to-tone-down-a-dish-thats-too-spicy-223776

pgprescott

Actually sounds delicious. Idk Ron, sour cream maybe or go get her favorite take out. Your a** May be grass. You know the momma happy thing and all. Good luck. 

theyolksonyou

Hmm. I learned something today. Didn't realize potatoes cut heat. 

FlyOverCountry

My wife always takes more than a spoonful from me.

RajunCajun

Peeled...taters

GrateEggspectations

Giver her a beer.... or milk. 

Cuts the heat.

GrateEggspectations

Giver her a beer.... or milk. 

Cuts the heat.

GrateEggspectations

I think there’s an echo in here.

bgebrent

Honey if it fits the flavor profile.  And potatoes.

RRP

Thanks for all the ideas guys! What I ended up doing was twofold. First I stirred in 2 huge dollops of sour cream and that tamed it a bit but still had a kick to it. Then I added 3 heaping tablespoons of catsup. Both of those together took the sting out of it, but didn't change the over all taste! 

Again thanks all!

westernbbq

RRP said:

I made my bodacious pot of ham and bean soup today and I normally use 1 tea of chili powder in it, but I had none. Instead I used 1/2 tea of chipotle thinking I'd be ok. Well, it was dumb move as I know my wife will take one spoonful and that will be it! Any body have a solution on how to cut the heat?

Shredded cheddar on each bowl should do it

lkapigian

Sweet and Low sugar substitute, something about it does the trick 

bgebrent

RRP said:

Thanks for all the ideas guys! What I ended up doing was twofold. First I stirred in 2 huge dollops of sour cream and that tamed it a bit but still had a kick to it. Then I added 3 heaping tablespoons of catsup. Both of those together took the sting out of it, but didn't change the over all taste! 

Again thanks all!

Good mod.

thetrim

Make sure you have a few cans of Scrubbing Bubbles

Woodchunk

RRP said:

Thanks for all the ideas guys! What I ended up doing was twofold. First I stirred in 2 huge dollops of sour cream and that tamed it a bit but still had a kick to it. Then I added 3 heaping tablespoons of catsup. Both of those together took the sting out of it, but didn't change the over all taste! 

Again thanks all!

Thanks for the feedback

Carolina Q

Sorry, but no help here. I would barely notice 1/2 tsp of chipotle in a big pot of soup. Glad you came up with a solution.

SGH

@RRP
Here is a tip for emergency use. If you ever find yourself short on potato’s, sour cream etc, etc, you can add a pair of pantyhose to dish for about 30 minutes. The pantyhose will pick up seasoning just like potatoes will, thus reducing the heat. 
It almost goes without saying that you should use clean or unused pantyhose. But for the sake of clarity, i thought I would mention it just the same.  

20stone

SGH said:

@RRP
Here is a tip for emergency use. If you ever find yourself short on potato’s, sour cream etc, etc, you can add a pair of pantyhose to dish for about 30 minutes. ...

Tampons are also very effective.  Some people prefer a maxipad, but I find that a maxipad is overkill, and you can regulate the amount of de-spicing with the number of tampons.  Also, they can be tied to the pan handles like a teabag for easier retrieval.

That being said, I have only had this issue when I put 1/3 c of cayenne in a pot of chili.  How 1/2 t of chipotle would cause a problem boggles my mind

DoubleEgger

Ron, you used pure dried chilis when you used the ground chipotle.  It can be hot as it’s uncut. Standard chili powder is cayenne that is cut with cumin, onion powder, oregano, paprika etc. You might want to make your own chili powder using ancho or chipotle in lieu of the cayenne and adjust the heat accordingly. 

Foghorn

20stone said:

SGH said:

@RRP
Here is a tip for emergency use. If you ever find yourself short on potato’s, sour cream etc, etc, you can add a pair of pantyhose to dish for about 30 minutes. ...

Tampons are also very effective.  Some people prefer a maxipad, but I find that a maxipad is overkill, and you can regulate the amount of de-spicing with the number of tampons.  Also, they can be tied to the pan handles like a teabag for easier retrieval.

That being said, I have only had this issue when I put 1/3 c of cayenne in a pot of chili.  How 1/2 t of chipotle would cause a problem boggles my mind

Sometimes I wish there was a button at the bottom of the post for "boggles my mind".  "Like" and "Agree", etc just don't fully express my thoughts sometimes.

JohnInCarolina

Yep

FlyOverCountry

SGH said:

@RRP
Here is a tip for emergency use. If you ever find yourself short on potato’s, sour cream etc, etc, you can add a pair of pantyhose to dish for about 30 minutes. The pantyhose will pick up seasoning just like potatoes will, thus reducing the heat. 
It almost goes without saying that you should use clean or unused pantyhose. But for the sake of clarity, i thought I would mention it just the same.  

I do not want to know what else you tried before throwing clean pantyhose into a pot of soup.

Foghorn

FlyOverCountry said:

SGH said:

@RRP
Here is a tip for emergency use. If you ever find yourself short on potato’s, sour cream etc, etc, you can add a pair of pantyhose to dish for about 30 minutes. The pantyhose will pick up seasoning just like potatoes will, thus reducing the heat. 
It almost goes without saying that you should use clean or unused pantyhose. But for the sake of clarity, i thought I would mention it just the same.  

I do not want to know what else you tried before throwing clean pantyhose into a pot of soup.

You clearly don't know @SGH.  He knows this because he had trouble getting his panty hose soup spicy enough to suit him.