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slow cooker help! need to thicken

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  • pollyanna24
    pollyanna24 Posts: 4,390 Forumite
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    I am experimenting with a few new recipes for my children and want to keep going with the slow cooker, even though my last few attempts have been so-so.


    First was chicken cacciatore and last night was sweet and sour chicken (which I thought was pretty disgusting, but the girls ate the chicken, so not a complete fail).


    We all liked the way the chicken tasted, nice and soft and moist etc., but the sauces were far too runny. My girls like more of a thick gravy! Is there a way to remedy this?
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  • Pooky
    Pooky Posts: 7,023 Forumite
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    Cornflour!

    Take out some of the liquid if possible, pop in a pan and bring up to bubbly hot, mix a tea spoon of Cornflour in water until its just thinner than a paste, stir into the bubbly liquid and you'll feel it start to thicken (you can always add another spoon or Cornflour mix if you want it even thicker), add the thickened sauce back to the SC and give it a good stir through. You can do it without taking the liquid out if your sauce/liquid is at the bubbling stage in the SC.
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  • Kevie192
    Kevie192 Posts: 1,146 Forumite
    Also, my SC manual says to turn it to high and take the lid off to reduce the sauces and thicken... Might be worth a go?

    Kevin
  • Raksha
    Raksha Posts: 4,570 Forumite
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    Powdered mashed potato can also be used
    Please forgive me if my comments seem abrupt or my questions have obvious answers, I have a mental health condition which affects my ability to see things as others might.
  • I use this flour

    http://www.carrs-flourmills.co.uk/carrs_sauce_flour.html

    http://www.carrs-flourmills.co.uk/sauce_flour_recipes.html


    they also sell it under Sainsbugs own name, same price though

    absolutly love it, it thickens homemade soups, stews, I make white sauce bases , sometimes add chillie, or mustard, or different veggies, or different cheeses for different flavours
    also can be used for sweet based fillings/ sauces ( e.g mince pie filling) or 'fake cream icing' boil with milk and icing sugar, let cool down then ice cake ( but has to made very thick)
    and it always has a really smooth 'creamy' texture

    that flour, some basics of
    mustard
    mixed herbs
    chilli powder
    leftover veggies
    stock cubes or powder
    soy sauce
    curry paste
    and the world of culinary delight is your oyster
    :)
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