Every good cook should learn how to make a good roux. But first, it's worth understanding what could go wrong so you know how ...

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Roux is flour and fat cooked together until it reaches a color ranging from a pale golden to dark brown. Roux is often used as a thickener for sauces and soups, and as a flavor booster for stews. To ...

Traditional gumbo features a deep nutty gravy, which is a direct result of how long you cook the roux that you use to thicken ...

When you’re making a roux, you are combining butter and flour to thicken sauces and create deliciously rich consistencies. Learning how to make one and when to use it will help you become a better ...

This may be considered sacrilege to some people, but this helpful hint is a shortcut to roux for making a stew. Place all of your “holy trinity” (veggies) and your meat for the stew in the pot, and ...

Roux, a combination of flour and oil or butter, is often used as a base for many sauces, to thicken stews, make gravy, and add a nutty, toasted flavor to dishes like gumbo. If you're short on time or ...

'First you make a roux' opens the door to gumbo as well as Creole and Cajun cooking. (The Times-Picayune Archive) It's time to talk about roux. This is hard for me. Unlike many people in South ...