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Re: Cornstarch substitute?

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  1. jmcquown said:

    I have no cornstarch. I have no arrowroot. I need something to help


    bind

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    together the filling for steamed (Asian) dumplings. I think flour


    would be

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    too glutinous. Aside from going to the store, any suggestions?

    Recipe follows:

    3 oz. crab meat
    6 oz. ground pork
    6 large shrimp, minced*
    1 Tbs. water
    1-1/2 tsp. cornstarch
    1/4 tsp. garlic powder
    1 egg
    1-1/2 tsp. light soy sauce
    1 Tbs. oil
    1/2 tsp. pepper

    *or 1 can baby shrimp, well drained
    Combine all ingredients except wonton wrappers. Place 1 Tbs. filling


    in the

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    center of each wrapper and fold and pinch to seal with moistened


    fingers.

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    Cover and steam over boiling water 20-25 minutes.

    Jill
    --
    I used to have a handle on life...but it broke off.

    Several websites on Google list these as substitutes:

    Cornstarch Substitute

    For 1 tablespoon, use 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour;
    1 tablespoon potato flour or rice flour;
    4 teaspoons quick-cooking tapioca; or 2 teaspoons arrowroot.

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    Cornstarch in the United States
    and cornflour in the UK are the same product.
    If you don't have cornstarch you can use double the
    amount of flour but it must be boiled for a while or it will taste
    starchy.

    Potato flour is not a flour it is a
    starch and another equivalent to cornstarch.

    Arrowroot is also and equivalent of cornstarch
    but it works at a lower temperature.

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    Rusty

  2. Quoted message said:


    Potato flour is not a flour it is a
    starch and another equivalent to cornstarch.

    Wrong! Potato flour is ground up potatoes.
    Potato starch is what is left after pulverized potatoes are pressed
    and the white liquid is allowed to evaporate.

    They are not even close to the same product and not even close
    if used in reecipies.

    Joe - A Celiac who uses both

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