Things You'll Need:
- starch
- liquid
- stuff to put the starch and liquid in
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Step 1
Get some starch. Starch has a pretty odd consistency so don't feel weird about playing in it with your hands.
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Step 2
Put some starch in a bowl. This stuff is dirt cheap so don't worry about measuring it. Start with a little bit though. Maybe a half a cup. Depends on how much soup or gravy you're making.
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Step 3
Add a little water. You can use milk too, or butter cream. Whatever you like and whatever you think will taste good. If you used 1/2 cup starch, you'll probably need 1 cup water.
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Step 4
Mix this stuff up. I use my fingers because it seems to get it mixed faster. That and this stuff is just fun to play with. I clean my hands before doing this, so you might try that out.
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Step 5
Add more of either water (or whatever liquid you used) or starch, whichever you need to add to make it a little thick. The consistency should be close to heavy cream.
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Step 6
Bring soup or gravy to a boil and slowly add the slurry to it. Stir the soup or gravy like crazy or it'll settle in clumps. Pour where the soup or gravy is boiling the most. It'll thicken up visibly. Don't add too much or it'll taste like you added too much starch.
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Step 7
Turn the soup or gravy back down and let it cook a bit. Watch it though, because the more you cook it, the more it will thicken.
