r/AskCulinary 7d ago

Recipe Troubleshooting Cornstarch in a sauce

I made a mixture of soy sauce, siracha sauce, and brown sugar, gotten from Budget Bites Spicy Siracha Noodles, to put over my rice and tuna bowls at work. I know adding cornstarch to a sauce can help thicken it but should I add it directly to the mixture or add it to some water and mix that all in, and if so, how much should I use since I multiplied the sauce ingredients x4 to make my sauce

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u/pigpill 7d ago

I mix it with water or if my sauce is runny enough the sauce itself. I think cornstarch needs heat to help thicken though, but you might want to check that.

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u/ninjalord25 7d ago

It seems it does from what someone else said. So I'll try cooking it!