How do I take the heat out of my chili?

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Adding some acids will reduce the heat of the chili.Add some sugar to balance out the dish if it becomes too acidic.If you wanted to serve it with sour cream and/or cheese, you could stir some butter into the chili, which would give it a slightly richer taste.

It will get worse if you don't cook it longer.My experience is that chili stays the same or gets hotter with age.If you can't make a new batches of Chili because it's too hot, serve it with a dairy product like cheese or yogurt.You can protect your mouth from the heat by attaching the milk to the chili heat.Milk products are the best way to cut the heat in your mouth because you can drink it and eat it at the same time.It only cuts the heat in your mouth and it must come out if you know what I mean.

butter calmed the whole dutch oven to a really great tasting chili after I added an undiluted can of tomato soup.I probably stirred in 2 tblsp.I did a spiral of ranch dressing on top of the bowls if I didn't have sour cream.Great!