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slow cooker help! need to thicken

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  • topsyturphy
    topsyturphy Posts: 1,784 Forumite
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    I use cornflour - put 2 desertspoons into a cup add a little water and mix to a smooth paste, this I stir into gravy and find it thickens the gravy quite well.
  • McDougalls thickening granuals. A spoonful when you open the pot does the job.
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  • NJW69
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    I have a morphy richards slow cooker that is like a stainless steel pan on a small heating plate. So if the gravy is too thin I put the pan on the hob, take the lid off and bubble away for a short time.
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  • angeltreats
    angeltreats Posts: 2,286 Forumite
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    I haven't used my slow cooker yet (it only arrived yesterday) but cornflour is my usual thickening method. When I try mine for the first time, I'll wait and see how thin or thick the gravy is when it's finished cooking, and if it's too thin I'll stir in a bit of cornflour at the end like Topsyturvy says.
  • zippychick
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    Hi Kitty, I usually use a cornflour paste also , and make sure to coat my meat in flour at the beginning. Helps thicken as you go.

    Here's a thread about Thickening in the SC

    Good luck!
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  • Couple of teaspoons of cornflour blended in a little milk works perfectly for me. I stir it in and leave for about 20 mins and everything's just right.
    Wendy x
  • helyg
    helyg Posts: 454 Forumite
    I either toss the meat in flour after browning it, or use cornflour at the end.
  • siaoeh
    siaoeh Posts: 282 Forumite
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    if you have any leftover mash in the freezer or those ready frozen mash or simply use smash! :-) adds a little bit more nutrients than cornflour
  • Shereen
    Shereen Posts: 128 Forumite
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    I add a handful of red lentils to the pot at the start and they dissolve away, thickening the liquid as they did.
  • Olliebeak
    Olliebeak Posts: 3,167 Forumite
    If you've got LOTS of veg in the meal, you can try removing some of them and then 'whizzing' them in a blender or with a 'hand blender' - then stir them back in again - also helps to thicken the gravy.

    If the stock is thick enough, but just too much of it, you could remove some, allow to go cold and then freeze to re-use next time.

    You'll get used to how much liquid you need in the slow cooker - different veggies produce their own liquid so you don't need as much as you think you will.
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