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How to Make Roux
Once you've mastered a basic roux, you'll have one of the most useful building blocks in the kitchen. This simple technique is the starting point for everything from creamy cheese sauce and homemade gravy to chowders, gumbo, and classic French sauces.
👥 4 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 6 min⏳ Prep: 1 min🔥 Cook: 5 min👤 Meggan Hill📖 culinaryhill
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●saucepan
- ●whisk
📝 Preparation Steps
1
In a large heavy saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter until foamy. Whisk in flour.
butter (about ½ stick, see note 1)2 ounces
2
Whisking constantly, cook ⏱️ 1 minute for white roux, 3 to ⏱️ 5 minutes for blond roux, or 5 to ⏱️ 10 minutes (or longer) for brown roux.
3
Whisk in cold liquid and simmer until thickened.
Nutrition Facts
calories
154 kcal
fat Content
12 g
serving Size
1 oz
fiber Content
1 g
sugar Content
1 g
sodium Content
134 mg
protein Content
2 g
carbohydrate Content
11 g
saturated Fat Content
2 g
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