NN · Ingredient 68
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Ingredient 68Grains & flour
Ingredient 68 · Grains & flour
Cornstarch
Pure maize starch. Mix it with cold water before it goes into a hot liquid, or it forms lumps. It thickens between approximately 70 and 90 degrees C. Long boiling and acid break it down, so add it at the end.
Item no. 68
Aisle Grains & flour
Density 0.54 g/ml
Usual unit g
Recipes 1
Also called
cornflourcorn starchSpeisestärkeMaisstärke
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South African Pepper Steak Pie
Oxtail, short rib and shin, braised in merlot and set in their own gelatin, in a sealed puff pastry case.
South African · First revision · 23 SEP 2026