NIFR: Sauce/Gravy Thickener?

Re: NIFR: Sauce/Gravy Thickener?

• LCB34 member

  February 2010

  Yes that should help.

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• madelyn07 member

  February 2010

  corn starch+water

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• LifeInANutshell member

  February 2010

  Yes... starches will help... just make sure you mix the starch with the cold water prior to adding it to your hot food...

  Also - you can buy some tapioca flour for this in the future... its a brilliant substance...
  

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• smeyer member

  February 2010

  To thicken, I always mix a little of the sauce/gravy and cornstarch in a small bowl then add to the pot (little by little) vs using only water and cornstarch.

  
  

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• sweetky_06 member

  February 2010

  Here's the French way  - creating a roux- melt some butter in a pan (maybe 1 Tbsp) and add in 2 Tbsp. of flour or so. Stir and let it cook for about 5 minutes to cook out the raw flour taste. 

  Add in your liquid that you want to thicken and stir with a wisk. When it starts bubbling, you've reached its maximum thickening capacity. 

  This is a tough method if you're not sure how much thickening you need, but some people can taste the raw cornstarch or flour of the previous methods.

  Either method you use - when it boils, you've reached full thickening capacity! 

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