Why is my pumpkin soup sour?
Whenever I make pumpkin soup I always find it to be way too sour and I end up adding a Tbsp of brown sugar to correct. Are Pumpkins naturally tart, or is there a reason why this is happening? Are there other methods to correct this aside from adding sugar?
My method is to roast the pumpkin and then add to chicken stock with variety of spices (cayenne, salt, pepper, turmeric, cumin, etc.), and add cream or coconut milk to thicken.
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Hmm. I would say that pumpkins maybe have a slight bit of acidity, but I would never think of them as distinctly sour. I suppose it could be the variety you are using. Also, taste your stock by itself to make sure it isn't contributing an unwanted sour note. All of that said, it may just be one of those expectation things. We are used to pumpkin in a sweet context, and your brain wants that little bit of sugar there to match the template, so it seems sour without it.
If you really want to test this out further, try making a small batch of the same recipe with no spices and plain water to see if it is truly the pumpkin that seems sour to you.
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How do you get rid of sour taste in soup?
If your dish tastes too sour try to add sweetness\u2014think sugar, honey (it's healthy!), cream or even caramelized onions. You can also dilute the dish (same as you would with a dish with too much salt). As a last resort, add a pinch of baking soda to make the dish more alkaline.Why does my pumpkin taste sour?
Apparently, the presence of a toxin called cucurbitacin in the pumpkin and squash, which gives the foods a bitter taste, is the most likely cause. Plants from the cucurbit family are often bred to have lower levels of cucurbitacin in order to make them taste sweeter.What makes soup sour?
A lot of types of bacteria (and sometimes other microbes) produce waste products that can taste "sour." And soup/stock is a good growth medium for microbes, which is why most food safety organizations recommend only keeping soup for 3-4 days in the fridge.How do you fix bitter pumpkin soup?
Combine small amounts of an oil or fat such as olive oil or butter into your soup. These help cover up bitter flavors by coating the tongue, and they add a comforting and flavorful taste to your soup. If the previous use of salt or sugar has fixed your soup, you do not need to add fat.Roasted Pumpkin Soup Recipe
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I think it could be, because of the rosting of the pumpkin. I use the raw pumpkin cut into pieces. Add water and boil.
If you don't roast your pumpkin before cooking soup out of it, I expect it won't turn sour on you...
Answer 3
Possibly because you are adding the cream and then leaving the soup out of the fridge, this cream will turn sour; causing soup to go sour.
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