Primal thickening agents? page

[CaptSaltyJack]

Hey people,

When deglazing a pan, you can add flour or cornstarch to thicken the liquid into a sauce. What can we use instead of grain or corn products to thicken up a reduction sauce?

[peril]

Cream

[NicoleP]

What about arrowroot?

[breadsauce]

Potato starch / flour?

[Suzan]

Tapioca starch and cream/butter

[IvyBlue]

I was using arrowroot but now I just take the it down a bit more and finish with butter.

[daveyace]

Put the heat of the pan very high and that will reduce the liquid and thicken it up quite quickly. You can you tapioca flour, arrowroot or potato starch. But i like rice flour, it's much healthier and tastes good too. Sprinkle a little over the top of a simmering sauce and stir, and it thickens right up.

[Owly]

How on earth is rice flour (a grain) a healthier choice than tapioca/arrowroot/potato starch?

[Lynna]

sour cream

[Pookie]

you can use agar, it doesn't thicken instantly, but on cooling slightly, so you'll have to be patient to wait for the thicker sauce!