best way to thin out a thick liquid?
i figured out the recipe for firecracker wings (the ones you order at yardhouse). they’re pretty much your basic thai-style hot wings, made mostly of plum sauce. there are different types of plum sauces that i have found and only one type works very well and gets almost the exact same taste to the firecracker wings, but the problem is it’s REALLY thick. it’s almost like a jam.
i’ve thought about adding 2 parts oil to help thin it out, but i’m not sure how well that’ll work out. the sauce basically has to be cooked with the vegetable and dry ingredients before tossing the wings inside of the sauce so usually, the sauce kinda things out on it’s own but is still really thick. any tips?
Add teaspoons of water until it’s thinned out enough. DO NOT add water any faster than that.
You could try vinegar if the flavor goes well with the wings. It would help cut the sweet.
hm won’t the water just cook down and evaporate? i considered that route but didn’t think it would work the way i wanted it to mostly because i would’ve had to add a LOT of water to thin out the plum sauce.
i might give the vinegar a shot. i would have to work in a good ratio to make sure i don’t lose the sweet taste that everyone seems to love. once i can perfect this, i will most definitely post an edu to make these wings by the weekend.
The water will cook down eventually, yes — but for wing sauce, you want it to stick to the wings. If you want it to stay permanently thinner, try adding butter; something about the milkfat lets it bind to the water-based sauce better than olive oil can, and it will keep the sauce thin even after the water component of the butter has evaporated.
ahhh ok, i see. i’ll give that a shot with a seperate batch, thanks!
hey guys, i just ended up using more oil in the sauce (when sauteeing the veggie portions) and then added the plum sauce. the water and vinegar didn’t work too well because when the plum sauce cooks, the sugar makes it boil up and harden even more and water just wasn’t cutting it. but the oil works very well. probably bad for those watching their weight but they were good. EDU soon in the main forum that i’ll post here too.
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