Food burning while cooking is a fairly common mishap in the kitchen. Just a slight lapse of attention or a flame turned up too high, and the dish becomes charred and smelly.
Burnt food often has a bitter taste and an unpleasant smell. The most common way to deal with this is to throw away the dish. But to avoid wasting, you can reduce the burnt smell by following the steps below:
Let the food cool completely
When you detect a burnt smell, turn off the stove immediately. Use gloves when lifting the hot food out of the stove to prevent it from burning even more.
Remove the burnt portions of the food
Use a knife to remove the burned and hardened parts of the food, leaving behind the usable portions. For liquid dishes such as soup or stew, use a spoon to scoop out the burnt areas.
Add water
For solid and firm foods such as meat, fish, vegetables… rinse the burned portions under running water to clean off any remaining burnt areas. For dishes with liquid, transfer the usable portions to another pot before adding water.
Start cooking the parts of the food that have escaped the burnt layers and add plenty of sauce. Combine chicken with tomato sauce or use butter sauce for fish. Add seasonings to the dish: salt, pepper, and other spices according to your preference. For soups or stews, you can mask the burnt smell and bitter taste by adding smoked meat to the dish.
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