Elizabeth.91 Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 I'm making a stew and the sauce is so thin! Can I have a bit of flour in order to thicken it up? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GFChris Posted May 10, 2015 Share Posted May 10, 2015 No. No wheat, in any amount, on a Whole30. You can try arrowroot powder instead: that is a compliant thickener. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Tom Denham Posted May 10, 2015 Moderators Share Posted May 10, 2015 Even small amounts of the foods that are banned during a Whole30 stop the healing process and keep you from achieving the magic that has made the Whole30 popular. Lots of diets ask you to minimize the bad stuff. That approach helps a little, but completely eliminating problem foods for 30 days is necessary to let your body fully heal from the damage done by inflammatory and disruptive foods... foods like flour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators ultrarunnergirl Posted May 11, 2015 Moderators Share Posted May 11, 2015 A helpful suggestion - use some of the potatoes or carrots or rutabagas or turnips or sweet potatoes in your stew to smash against the side, that thickens it quite nicely. IF you don't have those veggies already in your stew, cut and boil some up, smash them and add. Allow the stew to simmer awhile to meld the flavors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeGA"gardener" Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Is potato flour compliant? I thought any non-grain based flour was appropriate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators ladyshanny Posted May 13, 2015 Administrators Share Posted May 13, 2015 non grain based flours are non compliant if you are going to bake with them. Using them to thicken a sauce or stew or even using them as part of a dredging for chicken fingers etc is totally fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmary Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Is potato flour compliant? I thought any non-grain based flour was appropriate? you can use potato flour to thicken a stew if you wish. I find potato flour makes a gluey texture, so I don't recommend it, but it is permitted on the whole30. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeGA"gardener" Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Ok thanks it was a suggestion for thickening I'd never bake with it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrayS Posted May 18, 2015 Share Posted May 18, 2015 My husband has used tapioca flour (aka tapioca starch) in sauces such as gravy when I'm on a Whole 30. Tapioca seems to work well for that purpose, kind of gives it a smooth texture while thickening. I've also used tapioca flour mixed with scrambled eggs to dip bananas and fry them in coconut oil as part of a tasty breakfast (combined with eggs and a vegetable). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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