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cornstarch

cornstarch

14 2.5
A fine white powder made from corn that thickens sauces and soups
  • noun
  • /ˈkɔrnˌstɑrʧ/
  • US
translation icon : fécula de maíz
  • You can also use cornstarch if you don't have flour.
  • made with cornstarch

And cornstarch, as you know as from Chinese food, they add a lot of cornstarch to thicken the sauce.

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Examples

  • And now we want to add a little cornstarch slurry, which is just some cornstarch with some water, and that's gonna thicken up the soup.

  • To make the sauce thicker, you should whisk in some cornstarch mixed with water.

  • Do we still have cornstarch?

  • And cornstarch, as you know as from Chinese food, they add a lot of cornstarch to thicken the sauce.

  • I wasn't sure what the sauce was, but it definitely had cornstarch in it.

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  • Our pan has a mixture of cornstarch and powdered sugar.

  • So to use cornstarch as a thickener, you have to make what's called a slurry.

  • In a large mixing bowl, combine the flour, cornstarch, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and sugar.

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  • Combine the strawberries, rhubarb, sugar, cornstarch, and lemon juice in a mixing bowl, tossing together.

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  • Add a tablespoon of cornstarch to the soup to improve its consistency.

Synonyms

starch
vscornstarch
9 3.7

A powder or liquid from plants used to make fabric stiff for ironing

is specifically a cooking thickener made from corn for sauces and soups
cornflour
vscornstarch
  • UK
2.7

A fine white powder made from corn used to thicken sauces and soups

is described as white powder from the starchy part of corn kernels

How Thick

gelatin
  • Specialized
10 3.2
xanthan
  • Specialized
2 5.6
thickening
2 3.2
cornstarch
  • US
14 2.5
flour
197 1.0

Surface Forms

cornstarch singular
cornstarches plural

Morphology

cornstarch = corn + starch (transparent) = corn + starch

The meaning is directly the combination of 'corn' and 'starch' (a starch derived from corn), which learners can deduce from the components.

Etymology

The word cornstarch is simply corn + starch, and starch is the white plant powder that makes food 'thick' and clothes 'stiff'. So cornstarch is the starch from corn kernels used to thicken sauces and soups.