Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A bubbling roux in a pot with a wooden spoon sits on a board - Annick Vanderschelden Photography/Getty Images If you mix equal ...

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 ...

The deep and rich flavor dimensions of Cajun dishes like gumbo and jambalaya rely on a mixture of flour and fat (usually oil) that’s slowly cooked with constant stirring until it takes on a dark ...

Roux is foundational to so many dishes — gumbos, gravies, soups, and sauces. But despite its essential culinary nature, it's really quite simple. Roux is a mixture of equal parts flour and fat, ...

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 ...