avatarAdrienne Beaumont

Summary

The author's son-in-law prepared a Thai red curry that was too spicy for the author's taste, prompting a suggestion from Keeley to add sour cream or Greek yoghurt to reduce the heat, with sour cream ultimately being chosen and enhancing the dish's flavor despite increasing its calorie content.

Abstract

In the provided content, the author recounts an experience with a homemade Thai red curry made by their son-in-law. The curry was described as delicious but intolerably spicy for the author. In response to the heat, Keeley recommended the addition of sour cream or Greek yoghurt to temper the spiciness. The author's daughter chose to incorporate sour cream, which not only made the curry "out-of-this-world delicious" but also unintentionally increased its calorie count. The author concludes with a culinary tip: adding sour cream to a dish that is too spicy can tone down the heat without compromising the spicy flavor.

Opinions

  • The author found the original Thai red curry too spicy for their liking.
  • Keeley's suggestion to add sour cream or Greek yoghurt was aimed at reducing the spiciness of the curry.
  • The author's daughter made the decision to use sour cream, which was a successful choice in the author's opinion.
  • The addition of sour cream significantly improved the taste of the curry according to the author.
  • The author acknowledges that the sour cream addition increased the calorie content of the dish.
  • The author provides a culinary hint endorsing the use of sour cream to moderate spiciness without losing the essence of the spicy flavor.
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My son-in-law made a delicious Thai red curry from scratch.

I say delicious because it was, but I just couldn’t tolerate the heat of the spice. What to do? Keeley suggested adding some sour cream or Greek yoghurt.

I don’t know. You choose.

She chose sour cream. It was out-of-this-world delicious but much higher in calories than it was meant to be.

So culinary hint — if something is too hot for your tastebuds, add sour cream. You don’t lose the spicy flavour — it just tones it down a little.

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