My vegetable soup has gone wrong - too sweet! (2024)

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chocolatepuddingMon 13-Nov-17 15:35:55

I enjoy making soup and this morning I made vegetable soup using an onion, some carrots, parsnips and some celery together with two beef stock cubes and a handful of pearl barley. I used my stick blender to make a smooth soup and decided to add some sandwich pickle just to give it a bit more flavour. Result - it is far too sweet! Please what can I do to get rid of the sweetness. Many thanks.

SmithyMon 13-Nov-17 15:44:55

What a shame, sometimes turnip makes soup taste sweet but no idea how you counteract that. I'm sure some Gnetter will be able to help.

J52Mon 13-Nov-17 15:45:46

Add some salt? Water it down? Add some balsamic vinegar, make it a bit sweet and sour?

JackyBMon 13-Nov-17 15:51:21

Re-name it chutney soup, or sweet and sour soup.

JackyBMon 13-Nov-17 15:51:46

Neutralise it with some potatoes.

nanaK54Mon 13-Nov-17 15:54:41

Hmm - was maybe the pickle that did it

SynonymousMon 13-Nov-17 16:09:56

This is the type of occasion I would use Umami paste as it certainly adds that 'something'. I would agree that potato is a good idea and would add a leek or two. Hope it improves to the point that you are trying to remember exactly what you did so that you can do it again!

GreydusterMon 13-Nov-17 16:32:48

Carrots and parsnips have a fair amount of sugar in them and can make a soup or gravy sweet if you use too many. Ditto onions, but if you only used one that won’t be the culprit. Perhaps not the pickle next time. Sorry I have no useful advice to offer.

BlueBelleMon 13-Nov-17 16:50:54

Chuck it out and try another time, or you may just ruin more veggies definitely the pickle I would imagine

ScribblesMon 13-Nov-17 16:52:01

I'm wondering if a good spoonful of Harissa paste might help? It would make your soup warm and spicy but should also counteract the sweetness, at least in part.

StansgranMon 13-Nov-17 16:58:26

I made onion soup yesterday using I think james Martins recipe which had 4 tablespoons of balsamic vinegar. I only used 1 and it gave it a very vinegary taste which is why I would say hold back on the balsamic vinegar. It's got to be the chutney which makes it sweet so why not add soy sauce to a small amount and see if that does anything.

NelliemoserMon 13-Nov-17 16:59:17

merlotgranMon 13-Nov-17 17:21:15

Thai red curry paste and some lime juice.

FennelMon 13-Nov-17 17:36:48

I don't know the answer to this one, choc pudding, but agree with others it must be from the pickle.
I have some very sweet soup at the moment, main ingredient red peppers. It's delicious.
Maybe try adding some of those?
But on second thoughts, agree with Blubell - chuck it out.

chocolatepuddingTue 14-Nov-17 09:20:52

Doglady49Fri 29-Dec-17 20:49:40

Both Delia and nigella add blue cheese and/or sour cream to their root veg soup recipe, at the last minute, as a swirl. I’m going to try that tomorrow, in my slightly too-sweet parsnip/leek/carrot soup.

Doglady49Fri 29-Dec-17 20:50:28

How did it go?

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