Easy homemade creamed corn starts with the simplest gluten free roux (just
a liquid thickener made of fat and basic flour).
It starts with the simplest gluten free roux (just
a liquid thickener made of fat and basic flour) to which we add milk, salt, pepper and sugar and finally, of course, plenty of corn kernels.
Not exact matches
Some of the master sauces are a little thick for my taste, but that is easily mastered by adding more
liquid as the author suggests or less
thickener.
In any starch - based sauce, the
thickener needs to be gradually introduced to the hot
liquid it's supposed to thicken.
One trick I've found with making cherry pie is to cook the cherries, sugar and
thickener (I use Clear Jel) together until the
liquid is thickened, THEN assemble the pie.
We love adding coconut flour to our smoothies as a
thickener, but be sure to blend the coconut flour with a
liquid first, to allow it to absorb
liquid and prevent gritty texture.
When doing so we find that adding flour with the berries as a
thickener helps since frozen blueberries will have more
liquid
In each case, you must carefully stir the
thickener into the
liquid and heat in order for it to thicken the
liquid.
I've tried the recipe without coconut flour, and as long as you have a
thickener it works (this could be soft cheese, chia seeds, or just using less
liquid)
I wouldn't add the extra can of water next time, and I might add tomato sauce for
liquid and
thickener.
1 Tbsp coconut flour (as a
thickener) 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1/2 tsp vanilla
liquid stevia (you can use another sweetener... add to taste.
«The addition of
thickeners blends
liquid and fat into a rich, clinging gravy,» noted John Thorne.
Often, a
thickener is needed to bind the solids and
liquids together into a homogenous mass.
Since finer cut meats absorb much more
liquid, some cooks grind about a third of their beef to use as a
thickener.
If you choose that route, you shouldn't need the
thickener, so long as you let the gravy simmer for about 15 minutes to get rid of the extra
liquid.
Add
liquid and other
thickeners, and bring to a simmer.