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Thickeners

clairy clutterbuck

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Location
North Hampshire
Type of diabetes
Treatment type
Non-insulin injectable medication (incretin mimetics)
I am about to embark on a low carb recipe for Greek Stifado but it says the usual - roll meat in four and when I added it up it was a lot of carbs. Can I use ground almonds to thicken the stew with? or does anyone one have any other ideas. I am making it tomorrow so dont have time to order anything out of the ordinary on line.... Would be grateful for any comments.

Many thanks,

Claire
 
Arrowroot, letting the sauce reduce........ and a knob of butter makes any gravy thicker and glossier.

wiflib
 
clair - for stifado, use less liquid, the tomato puree and using less liquid plus finely chopped onions will help thicken the sauce, if its too runny after cooking, you can add a small amount of xanthan or guar gum, but I mean small amount or you will have a jelly instead of a glossy, creamy sauce. Or stir in cubes of ice cold butter, this will also thicken up a sauce.
You could at end of cooking time, remove the meat, puree sauce or part of it with your stick blender, then place meat back in the sauce.
One of these tricks will work, they do for me and I am no great big expert cook at all.
Hope you enjoy your stifado.
 
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