to thicken sauce; to add starch
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to thicken with starch; to add starch to a sauce or soup
A common cooking technique in Chinese cuisine to create a glossy, thickened sauce that coats ingredients.
Chǎo炒
zhè这
ge个
cài菜
zuì最
hòu后
yào要
gōu勾
qiàn芡
。
You need to thicken the sauce at the end when stir-frying this dish.
Tāng汤
tài太
xī稀
le了
，
děi得
gōu勾
diǎn点
qiàn芡
。
The soup is too thin, we need to thicken it with some starch.
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Chú厨
shī师
zhèng正
zài在
gěi给
yú鱼
xiāng香
ròu肉
sī丝
gōu勾
qiàn芡
。
The chef is thickening the sauce for the shredded pork with garlic sauce.
Gōu勾
qiàn芡
kě可
yǐ以
shǐ使
tāng汤
zhī汁
gèng更
nóng浓
yù郁
。
Thickening with starch can make the sauce richer.