Usually corn starch or arrowroot are the norm, but plain flour can be used but it has to be "merged" with the liquid first.
Corn Flour is used to thicken sauces and gravies.
A mixture of equal parts water and cornstarch used in cooking to thicken sauces.
A thickening is a substance used to thicken foods such as sauces, gravies soups and stews. This can be a roux made of oil and flour, cornstarch, etc. Instant potato flakes can be used to thicken some foods. There are several ways to thicken foods.
Cornstarch is often used to thicken gravies and sauces. It can be found in any supermarket, near the flour.
Grease, oil or butter and flour is called a Rue. It is used to thicken sauces, stews, soups or to make gravy.
Heavy cream (butterfat 36% to 40%) is used to thicken and enrich sauces, and to make whipped cream, a sweetened dessert topping.
File powder. Flour. Cornstarch. Okra.
The flour used in the making of white sauce thickens as it cooks in the milk. Flour is used the thicken a lot of soups, stews, and sauces.
it has the highest concentration of starch, so is the most effective thickener of all flour based products. it is used in gravys, stock, pasta sauces and in the lemon filling of lemon merangue pie to hold together ingredients and thicken a sauce.
Starch powder is a congealing agent used in cooking to thicken puddings, pie fillings, sauces, gravies and other liquids. The various powders are preferred over flour as a thickener because they are flavorless and dissolve easily in hot and cold liquids. Further, many can add a gloss to the foods to which they are added. Cornstarch, arrowroot and tapioca are the most commonly used culinary thickeners. It also can be used in a mixture to lift fingerprints.
To thicken India ink a person can use a little bit of talcum powder. India ink that is to be used for a tattoo should not be thickened using this method. This method is only to be used for fabric and other printing.
A smart starch is a starch that can instantly change from powder substance to liquid form. These type of starches are commonly found in dessert dishes.