Recipes with cornstarch
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Best Lemon Meringue Pie
Best lemon meringue pie cooks a clear cornstarch curd with fresh lemon juice and zest, then crowns with vanilla-scented French meringue spread peak-style across the warm filling. The reliable home version.
General Tso's Chicken
Crispy wok-fried chicken in sweet-tangy sauce with dried chili heat, garlic, and ginger. Restaurant-style Chinese takeout made at home in under 90 minutes.
General Tso's Chicken
Crispy wok-fried chicken in sweet-tangy sauce with dried chili heat, garlic, and ginger. Restaurant-style Chinese takeout made at home in under 90 minutes.
Amazing Chocolate Meringue Pie
Old-fashioned chocolate cream pie with a silky stovetop cocoa custard thickened with cornstarch, finished with butter and vanilla and poured into a baked crust. Classic chocolate pie, no meringue mix required.
Sauteed Breast of Chicken a la King
Chicken a la king with sauteed breast, mushrooms, roasted red and green peppers, scallions, and a sherry-cream pan sauce. A refined, from-scratch version of the retro classic.
Small Stir Fry Veg Pockets
Crisp stir-fried vegetables in a glossy honey-orange-ginger sauce tucked into whole wheat pita pockets and grilled until sealed. A wholesome meatless dinner in 40 minutes.
Lisa's Oriental Burger Sauce
Asian-style burger sauce with soy sauce, sherry, garlic, and ginger thickened with cornstarch. A 5-minute teriyaki-inspired topping for grilled burgers.
Peppercorn Pork
A succulent pork roast dish that's made with green peppercorns and apple cider.
Orange Almond Stir Fry
Microwave salmon stir fry with snow peas, bell pepper, and a citrus-allspice sauce topped with sliced almonds. A quick orange-almond salmon dinner that's ready in 30 minutes using canned salmon and a microwave.
Apricot Kolachky Filling #1
Thick apricot filling made by simmering dried fruit with cornstarch until it reaches the perfect consistency for kolachky pastries.
Cheese Pineapple Pie
Cream cheese pineapple pie with a tangy crushed pineapple layer, rich cream cheese custard, and crunchy pecans in a flaky crust. A retro Southern classic that bakes up silky smooth.
Steamed Pearl Balls
Pork meatballs with shiitake mushrooms, water chestnuts, and ginger, rolled in soaked rice and steamed until the grains turn translucent. A classic Chinese dim sum appetizer that's as fun to make as it is to eat.
Crispy General Tao's Chicken
Crispy General Tao's chicken coats golden fried chicken in a sticky sweet-and-savory sauce of brown sugar, soy, garlic, and ginger with a kick of chili. Better than takeout, easily made gluten-free with tamari, and ready in about 25 minutes.
Orange-Raisin Carrots
Glazed carrots in a sweet orange juice and raisin sauce thickened with cornstarch. A bright, naturally sweet side dish with no butter or cream needed.
Graham Cracker Pie
Graham cracker pie with a cinnamon crumb crust, creamy vanilla custard filling, and golden meringue topping. An old-fashioned custard pie with crumbs on top and bottom.
Duck Webs in Oyster Sauce
Traditional Chinese braised duck webs simmered for 3 hours with star anise, ginger, and rice wine, then glazed in glossy oyster sauce. Served over stir-fried broccoli and dried mushrooms.
Best lemon meringue pie cooks a clear cornstarch curd with fresh lemon juice and zest, then crowns with vanilla-scented French meringue spread peak-style across the warm filling. The reliable home version.
Crispy wok-fried chicken in sweet-tangy sauce with dried chili heat, garlic, and ginger. Restaurant-style Chinese takeout made at home in under 90 minutes.
Crispy wok-fried chicken in sweet-tangy sauce with dried chili heat, garlic, and ginger. Restaurant-style Chinese takeout made at home in under 90 minutes.
Old-fashioned chocolate cream pie with a silky stovetop cocoa custard thickened with cornstarch, finished with butter and vanilla and poured into a baked crust. Classic chocolate pie, no meringue mix required.
Chicken a la king with sauteed breast, mushrooms, roasted red and green peppers, scallions, and a sherry-cream pan sauce. A refined, from-scratch version of the retro classic.
Crisp stir-fried vegetables in a glossy honey-orange-ginger sauce tucked into whole wheat pita pockets and grilled until sealed. A wholesome meatless dinner in 40 minutes.
Asian-style burger sauce with soy sauce, sherry, garlic, and ginger thickened with cornstarch. A 5-minute teriyaki-inspired topping for grilled burgers.
A succulent pork roast dish that's made with green peppercorns and apple cider.
Microwave salmon stir fry with snow peas, bell pepper, and a citrus-allspice sauce topped with sliced almonds. A quick orange-almond salmon dinner that's ready in 30 minutes using canned salmon and a microwave.
Thick apricot filling made by simmering dried fruit with cornstarch until it reaches the perfect consistency for kolachky pastries.
Cream cheese pineapple pie with a tangy crushed pineapple layer, rich cream cheese custard, and crunchy pecans in a flaky crust. A retro Southern classic that bakes up silky smooth.
Pork meatballs with shiitake mushrooms, water chestnuts, and ginger, rolled in soaked rice and steamed until the grains turn translucent. A classic Chinese dim sum appetizer that's as fun to make as it is to eat.
Crispy General Tao's chicken coats golden fried chicken in a sticky sweet-and-savory sauce of brown sugar, soy, garlic, and ginger with a kick of chili. Better than takeout, easily made gluten-free with tamari, and ready in about 25 minutes.
Glazed carrots in a sweet orange juice and raisin sauce thickened with cornstarch. A bright, naturally sweet side dish with no butter or cream needed.
Graham cracker pie with a cinnamon crumb crust, creamy vanilla custard filling, and golden meringue topping. An old-fashioned custard pie with crumbs on top and bottom.
Traditional Chinese braised duck webs simmered for 3 hours with star anise, ginger, and rice wine, then glazed in glossy oyster sauce. Served over stir-fried broccoli and dried mushrooms.
