Cornstarch is a common thickening agent in the culinary arts, but if you add it directly to the liquid you want to thicken, it will clump up. To thicken a sauce or soup with cornstarch, you first need to make a slurry, which is a mixture of equal parts cornstarch and liquid (usually water, stock or wine).It's important to make the slurry with cold liquid, and then add the slurry to the simmering sauce.ere's How: 1  For each cup of liquid you want to thicken, start with 1 tablespoon of cornstarch in a small bowl. 2  Whisk the slurry into the hot, simmering liquid that you want to thicken.
One pork sausage patty (breakfast sausage) provides 92 calories, 5 grams of protein, 0 grams of carbohydrate, 0 grams of fiber, 0 grams of sugar, 8 grams of fat, 2 grams of saturated fat and 202 milligrams of sodium.
Bacon and Link Sausage. One slice of pan-fried pork bacon contains 192 milligrams of sodium. Because a slice of bacon is so small, you're likely eat more than just one. If you eat four slices of bacon, you've consumed 768 milligrams of sodium, which is getting close to half of your daily limit. One link of smoked pork sausage contains 562 milligrams of sodium, so if you eat two or three, you're already much closer to your sodium limit for the entire day.