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's Nutrient Content. One slice of raw, cured pork bacon, equal to 28 grams, contains approximately 117 calories and 11 grams of fat. Three grams of this fat is the unsaturated variety. Each slice offers about 3.5 grams of protein and 0.36 grams of carbohydrates, but no fiber.t also contains 185 milligrams of sodium, but very few vitamins or minerals -- just 0.11 milligrams of iron, 3 milligrams of magnesium, 40 milligrams of phosphorus and 55 milligrams of potassium. Although it's still not a health food, turkey bacon might curb a craving for breakfast meat.