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 ...

The ability to make a good roux can make or break a chef. The instrumental cooking technique, which involves combining equal ...

The deep and rich flavor dimensions of Cajun dishes like gumbo and jambalaya rely on a mixture of flour and fat (usually oil) that’s slowly cooked with constant stirring until it takes on a dark ...

, all variations on the standard roux method of standing, stirring, stirring, stirring for a half-hour or an hour until the roux is the right color. She and husband Dave demonstrated the stove-top ...