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 ...

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New Orleans chefs share the easier, hands-off oven method for making rich, deeply flavored roux—no nonstop stirring required. The deep and rich flavor dimensions of Cajun dishes like gumbo and ...