Roux help

Slowly mix flour and cold water, I use 2 parts flour and 1 part water. If you use hot liquid it will make a mess. after stirring the mix slowly add to what ever you are making. use low heat and stir slowly.

If you are making a roux for gumbo or some southern dish try this.

Roux, Kurt Lucas

I've been making roux on a daily basis for the last 3 or 4 years (part of the job). Roux can be made with any type of fat. Gravies are generally made with the fat rendered from whatever you're serving it with, i.e.: turkey, chicken, beef etc. When making a cream soup, I prefer to use unsalted butter and make a light roux.


INGREDIENTS:



Procedure:
1 Roux is classified in three basic categories-1*White 2*blonde 3*brown. Paul Prudhomme has come up with a black roux but I've never had the need or desire to even try this.
2 The darker the roux the less thickening power it has. For instance, suppose a white roux has 100 percent thickening power. A brown roux only has 30-50 percent thickening power in comparison. Once the roux is added to whatever liquid you are thickening and it comes to a boil, the thickening process is done. It will not get any thicker so adjust now if too thick or too thin.
3 I prefer the fast way of making roux, starting with HOT fat and wisking in the flour until I get the consistency of wet sand. This is approx. 50:50, I don't need to waste time measuring. With this high heat way of making roux, a brown roux only takes about 10-15 minutes (I don't wisk constantly, maybe every minute or two, but you do have to keep a close eye on it.
4 Roux can be made in the pan with the onions, bell pepper, fat, etc. and the liquid added later or you can make your liquid and let it simmer and make the roux in a separate pan and add it to the liquid at the end. It all depends on what you are making which method you should use.
5 I don't have any other recipes because roux is roux.


Servings: 1

Recipe Type
Sauce

Recipe Source
Source: BBQ List, Kurt Lucas

you can do it either way, but using fat from drippings, butter, or both will be richer and give you a better gravy.

Whatever you use just add enough to get the flour incorporated and keep stirring until it is the color you want. Add more liquid a drop or two at a time if you need it.

Not necessarily a roux for gravy, but I use this in all my cajun cooking. Makes a great roux.

½ cup Vegetable oil
½ cup Flour

With relatively high heat, slowly add flour to hot oil, whisking all of the time. When the roux starts to turn color, turn heat down and keep whisking until roux becomes a light caramel color.

Transfer to a bowl and microwave for one minute. Stir. Microwave for one more minute.

I haven't followed the BBQ list for years but I remember Kurt Lucas's posts.

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I'm in camp with Richard.
A roux is a roux, except for the color.
I use a 50 / 50 of oil (a fat of some sort) and flour. That's it.