I like to use it for stir -
fry sauce thickening, and it makes a great pudding.
Not exact matches
Stir -
fry for about 5 minutes until shrimp turns pink, asparagus in nice a tender - crisp and the
sauce is boiling and has
thickened.
I made mine with gluten free bread crumbs, and baked them, but feel free to use what you like, have on hand, or have the time and energy for — frozen chicken fingers (yup, the is what mom usually did), homemade
fried or baked breaded chicken tenderloins, really even boneless, skinless breasts can be used if you want to keep it lighter, but it doesn't absorb the flavor and help to
thicken the
sauce quite as well.
The question of
thickening sauces is one of the hurdles I face every time I put up a recipe post — it's become a bit of an internal struggle (as seen with last week's beef and broccoli stir
fry recipe, in which I hesitatingly called for a teaspoon of flour as a thickener) because while adding a bit of flour or cornstarch to a larger recipe may not drastically impact the carb count, it does complicate the consistently Primal message I try to convey.
Mustard (especially the squeeze kind) Pre-made beverage mixes like Bloody Mary mix (check the label for barley malt flavoring or hydrolyzed wheat protein, and skip the Bloody Marys and Caesars at brunch) Store - bought soups (yup, even tomato soup can contain wheat, but especially the creamy stuff like Cream of Mushroom and Chicken)
Sauces and salad dressings (BBQ
sauce is a biggie) Brown rice syrup (often found in processed foods and alternative sweeteners, which is derived from barley) Ice cream and Fudgesicles (may contain malt extract, which is also derived from barley) Yogurt (the flavored kinds) Gravy (usually
thickened with flour) Meatballs (most often contains breadcrumbs as a binder) French Fries (ask if they've been
fried in a dedicated
fryer.
Add the
sauce ingredients to the pan and continue to stir -
fry until the
sauce has
thickened and coats the beans.
Stir the
sauce and add it to the pan; stir -
fry over high heat until the
sauce has
thickened, 30 to 60 seconds.
Return the chicken to the
frying pan and pour
sauce over the top stirring until
sauce thickens, about a minute
When your stir -
fry is just about done, pour in this
sauce and it will
thicken up quickly, assuming the stir -
fry pan or wok is on fairly high heat.
Cut the chicken breast in half, cover with cling film and using a rolling pin gently bash the chicken so that it is roughly the same thickness all over, heat a non stick
frying pan, add the coconut oil and when melted place your chicken in the pan, on a moderate high heat slightly sear the chicken then finish cooking on a medium heat, once the chicken is almost cooked add the orange, lemon and lime juice and the honey and bring to a rapid bubbling simmer until the
sauce thickens to a glaze, this will only take a minute or so, place the chicken in the lettuce wraps spooning over the glaze, return the pan to the heat and add the coconut milk using a spatula scrap the coconut milk around the pan so that it picks up the left over cooking juices, take of the heat immediately, top your sticky sweet glazed chicken with the salsa and finish off with a drizzle of the coconut dressing.
Finally add the
sauce ingredients and stir and toss until it has
thickened and the stir -
fry ingredients are evenly coated.
Add water chestnuts and combined
sauce ingredients and stir
fry till heated through and
thickened.
They like to serve this tangy
sauce, based on the classic Vietnamese table
sauce nuoc mam cham, with a rich, crisply
fried appetizer called Firecracker Shrimp — but they
thicken it slightly for dipping.
For example when
thickening stir -
fry sauces, basic white
sauces and soups, I can recommend that you try to use tapioca starch or arrowroot starch (mix it with a little cool water or rice milk first before adding it to
sauces).
Remove the
sauce from the heat and let
thicken while you prepare the stir -
fry.
I use potato starch to
thicken sauces for stir -
fry just like corn starch.