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How do you prevent lumps in a sauce?

November 9, 2009 by Louise

Lumps usually form in a sauce when you add too much flour or cornstarch at once. Instead of adding a spoonful of flour to the sauce, rather melt two tablespoons of butter per cup of sauce and then add two tablespoons of flour bit by bit – stirring continuously.  When smooth, stir this mixture into your sauce bit by bit and cook on medium heat until it thickens.

You can also dissolve flour/cornstarch in a little milk before adding it to the sauce .  But be careful when adding cold liquids to hot sauces – the trick here is to remove the saucepan from the stove and add the liquid slowly in order to prevent lumps.

If you do happen to make a lumpy sauce and need to rescue it, invest in a very fine sieve and pour the liquid through it to remove the lumps.


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