Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. gumbo with shrimp - Lauripatterson/Getty Images While roux might sound like a fancy cooking term, it's actually a simple mixture ...

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 ...

White (light) roux: Usually takes 5 minutes to develop. This roux is useful for thickening sauces, soups, and other dishes. Also, it is an ingredient in some pastries and entrees. Light brown (peanut ...

When cooking with spices, you can heat (or bloom) them in a fat first to coax out much more of their flavor and create an ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. There are many fundamental skills that all home cooks should learn, as they serve as building blocks for more challenging recipes. They ...

Adding cooked chicken to the gumbo, which was made in a microwave oven. (Photo by David Grunfeld / Nola.com / The Times-Picayune) The first person I ever saw make a roux was a guy who grew up in ...

Making roux on the stovetop takes at least 45 minutes of continuous cooking and stirring, and my arm gets tired. Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of ...

There are many fundamental skills that all home cooks should learn, as they serve as building blocks for more challenging recipes. They include basic chopping and knife skills (and how to sharpen your ...