How to Make a Roux (Easy Roux Recipe)

Name: How to Make a Roux (Easy Roux Recipe)
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 4 serving
Ingredients: ½ cup peanut oil or vegetable oil; ½ cup flour

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Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
5 mins
Servings
4
Calories
296 kcal
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
French, American

How to Make a Roux (Easy Roux Recipe)

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With this easy roux recipe, learn how to make a roux from a light blonde roux to a rich, chocolate brown roux for gravy, soups, gumbos, sauces and more.

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½ cup peanut oil or vegetable oil
½ cup flour

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Instructions

Add ½ cup peanut oil to a large pot and heat to medium heat. Add flour and stir.
Cook for 10 minutes, constantly stirring, until the roux lightly browns to a blonde roux, or continue stirring and cooking for up to 30 minutes for a roux the color of chocolate. The roux will darken as you stir, from very light brown to copper or peanut butter brown, then then to light chocolate, then dark chocolate, then very, very dark brown.

Notes

NOTE: It is extremely important to keep stirring the flour so it does not stick to the bottom of the pot, where it can burn. If you burn your roux, do not use it. It will give your gumbo, soup or sauce an unpleasant acrid flavor. It is best to start over. Try using a figure eight pattern when stirring to get the entire bottom of the pot evenly, and do not use too high of heat.
Makes about 1/2 cup of roux.

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Calories 296kcal (15%) Carbohydrates 12g (4%) Protein 2g (4%) Fat 27g (42%) Saturated Fat 5g (25%) Sodium 1mg (0%) Potassium 17mg (0%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 1g (2%) Iron 1mg (6%)