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Default sour cream curdling problem solved

On 2/7/2013 2:57 PM, sf wrote:
> On Thu, 7 Feb 2013 07:03:58 -0800 (PST), A Moose in Love
> > wrote:
>
>> Most searches tell us to never simmer sour cream when added to a stew
>> such as beef stroganoff.
>> However, the following statement was taken from a chicken paprikash
>> recipe which was made at the 1972 culinary olympics in Frankfurt am
>> Main. It works, I've done it.
>>
>> "Blend together 3 Tbsp. flour and sour cream. Add to chicken mixture
>> and simmer until chicken is tender, about 15 minutes"
>> The recipe also adds 1 cup (for a whole chick) whipping cream close to
>> the end.

> You can boil whipping cream and it won't curdle.
>

Yes, an addition of flour makes a vast difference to curdling. It works
with yoghurt too; in my collection of Indian recipes there is often the
warning "Don't use fat-free yoghurt". Well, you certainly can if you mix
the fat-free yoghurt with a little flour.

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Jim Silverton (Potomac, MD)

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