Corn Starch Gravy And Other Tips - cooking recipe

Ingredients

Gravy
1 3/4 cups beef broth (or water or chicken)
2 tablespoons cornstarch
1/4 cup water (use to mix corn starch)
Herbed Chicken Gravy
1 3/4 chicken broth
1 tablespoon parsley (chopped)
1/4 teaspoon poultry seasoning
Onion Mushroom Gravy
1 cup onion (saute')
2/3 cup mixed mushrooms (sliced mushrooms sauteed in fat drippings)
2 tablespoons fat (drippings)
Cooks Tips
1 tablespoon corn starch equals 2 tablespoon flour

Preparation

Cook water or broth over medium heat, stirring to loosen brown bits. Remove from heat. Mix corn 2 tablespoons corn starch with 1/4 cup cold water stir until smooth. Stir into pan.
Stirring constantly, bring to boil over medium heat; boil 1 minute to thicken. Season to taste. Makes 2 cups.
Herbed chicken Gravy: Follow above directions, using chicken broth. stir in 1 tablespoons of chopped parsley and 1/4 teaspoon of poultry seasoning.
Onion and Mushroom Gravy: Follow above directions using broth with the onion and mushroom recipe.
Cooks Tips: 1 tablespoon corn starch = 2 Tablespoons flour. Corn starch has twice the thickening power of flour.When a gravy, sauce, soup or stew calls for flour, use half as much corn starch to thicken.
To thicken hot liquids: first mix Canada Corn Starch with a little cold water, until smooth. Gradually stir into hot liquid until blended. Stirring constantly, bring to boil and boil for 1 minute until thickened.