Aladdin
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Ok thanks. I’d need to reduce it a lot to get the kind of thickening im after. That‘s why I’m using the cornflour , as a cheat.
Cornflour mixed in a little water goes in last minute.
Other option would be a roux.
Ok thanks. I’d need to reduce it a lot to get the kind of thickening im after. That‘s why I’m using the cornflour , as a cheat.
Thanks - I knew that boiling it for too long would make it thin again, but not the bit about “too high heat”. So does that mean you should simmer to thicken it, but not reach a rolling boil..? Maybe that’s my issue.
But yes, I do thicken in the saucepan then faff around serving, but I was thinking it should be stable anyway.
Thanks Epona and Sugar Kane i will have another go todayYou can bring it up to a point where it is bubbling, keep stirring and watch for when the texture and appearance changes (should lose any cloudiness from the white of the cornflour as it thickens) but then it needs to be served right away at that point. Leaving it to sit while you do other things is where it is going wrong - the starches in cornflour that make it thick simply break down while it is sitting warm. As Sugar Kane said, you need to be adding your cornflour mixed in a little cold water at the last minute and then heating briefly and serving immediately, so make that the last thing you do.
Unless you need to make gluten free gravy (in which case cornflour is an excellent option, just thicken and serve straight away, don't leave it to sit), then a roux based gravy using wheat flour+fat roux will retain its structural integrity better.
This worked perfectly today! Thanks so much I’ve realised I was cooking it way too long before, as it goes clear like you said quite quickly.You can bring it up to a point where it is bubbling, keep stirring and watch for when the texture and appearance changes (should lose any cloudiness from the white of the cornflour as it thickens) but then it needs to be served right away at that point.
Looks like the only thing left to eat is a pizza but I feel too full to contemplate eating it now after a huge lunch.Nothing yesterday as fell asleep at 5pm
Today, not sure. A few things in the fridge have a best before of today so whichever one won’t freeze well I expect.