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 Here's a roux after about 20 minutes of cooking. Notice the dark red coloring of this. It was the base for a great gumbo by the way. |
 Here's that same roux after about 10 minutes of cooking. Many recipes call for a blond or tan roux. |
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A roux forms the basis for many New Orleans-style recipes, especially gumbo. While I cannot really say that I am an expert at making a roux, I have had pretty good luck using the following steps
Ingredientes
- 1/3 cup Vegetable oil
- 1/3 All purpose flour- I have found that I use a little more flour than oil. It does help thicken the sauce a bit. I have found these amounts work pretty well for making a big pot of gumbo (~ 1 gallon)
Direcciones
- add and stir together the flour and oil mixture in a cast iron pan ( I just know this works best for me)
- set your burner to a medium heat
- start stirring, making sure that you scrape the bottom of the pan every time you do. This ensure that nothing will stick and burn on the bottom of the pan. A rubber spatula works great.
- Continue to stir. I can't stress this enough. Even if your roux is starting to color and looks good, KEEP STIRRING
- If you see any smoke rising from the mixture slower the heat a bit and keep stirring.If you burn a roux, throw it away and start over.
- Once your roux starts getting darker, turn down the heat a notch or so.
- Once you have met the desired color of the roux (this depends on a recipe, stop cooking and start adding the basis for your dish.
- Remember that for the roux to really be magical, the dish you are cooking eventually needs to reach the boiling stage.
- I often add either tomatoes or water to make my gumbo. As I have found out from experience, add these liquids a small amount at a time and KEEP STIRRING. This will prevent the roux from separating and getting a little ugly.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Recipe | %DV |
|---|---|
| Recipe Size 72g | |
| Calories 642 | |
| Calories from Fat 642 | 100% |
| Total Fat 72.67g | 91% |
| Saturated Fat 5.4g | 22% |
| Trans Fat 1.88g | |
| Cholesterol 0mg | 0% |
| Sodium 0mg | 0% |
| Potassium 0mg | 0% |
| Total Carbs 0.0g | 0% |
| Dietary Fiber 0.0g | 0% |
| Sugars 0.0g | 0% |
| Protein 0.0g | 0% |
