Help! Too much cornstarch in a stir-fry!

[pideja]

Making a chicken-broccol stir fry but mistakenly doubled the required corn starch. The chicken tastes good but it's imbedded in a paste! What can I do? Should I add some liquid to the sauce?

[gfweb]

@pidejaTake out half the liquid and add back broth until its the right thickness. Probably need to re season it too

Edited February 14, 2023 by gfweb (log)

[AlaMoi]

that's about the only option - thin down the sauce to the consistency you want - you'll wind up with "extra" sauce.

[pideja]

Frankly, there's not much liquid left. Looks like putty. But, if I add liquid to it...?

 

[pideja]

10 minutes ago, AlaMoi said:

that's about the only option - thin down the sauce to the consistency you want - you'll wind up with "extra" sauce.

Thanks, I'll try that...

[heidih]

OOh sounds pretty gloppy. In future you may want to give arrowroot a try. I like the gloss and consistency.

[weinoo]

I don't think it really matter what the thickener is; if too much is used, the initial result will be paste.