{"id":927,"slug":"cornstarch-slurry","title":"Cornstarch Slurry","description":"A cornstarch slurry is a mixture of a cold liquid with cornstarch. It is used as a thickening agent, and is particularly common in Asian sauces. A typical cornstarch slurry will consist of 2 parts cold water and 1 part cornstarch. The slurry can then be slowly stirred into hot sauces until the desired consistency is reached.","ingredients_raw":["1 tablespoon cornstarch","2 tablespoons cold water"],"ingredients_norm":["cornstarch","cold water"],"steps":["Pour the cornstarch in a cup.","Add water and mix thoroughly with a fork. Re-mix as needed to keep the cornstarch in suspension."],"categories":["Recipes using cornstarch"],"prep_time_minutes":null,"cook_time_minutes":null,"total_time_minutes":null,"servings":null,"yield_text":"3 tbsp","difficulty":"very easy","source_name":"wikibooks","source_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Cookbook:Cornstarch_Slurry","source_ref":"4499951","authors_url":"https://en.wikibooks.org/w/index.php?title=Cookbook:Cornstarch_Slurry&action=history","license":"CC BY-SA 4.0","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","extraction_confidence":null,"content_hash":"297c5b6d44f7a79cb0ceea288ff766fea072d5af3e918e6e1494c80309d26a0b","created_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:00Z","updated_at":"2026-08-02T14:43:00Z","notice":null,"url":"https://recipecontextprotocol.com/recipes/cornstarch-slurry"}