roux
a cooked mixture of butter or other fat and flour used to thicken sauces, soups, etc.
Origin of roux
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How to use roux in a sentence
I opened the door to their house and smelled the popcorn-like scent of my uncle preparing a roux.
Here, I use shiitakes, which I love for their umami and aromatic notes of the forest floor, and a roux made from half-and-half.
A Green Bean Casserole Recipe Whose Secret Weapon Is Dashi Powder | Gabriel Rucker | November 19, 2021 | EaterAdd the flour and cook for 2 minutes, stirring with a wooden spoon to form a roux.
A Hearty Lasagna Recipe That Swaps Ground Beef for Ground Tuna | Monica Burton | September 1, 2021 | EaterI want to practice dumpling folding techniques and make a roux.
Cooking the roux, and letting it toast, will deepen the flavor and color of your finished gravy.
How to make pan gravy with or without meat drippings | Daniela Galarza | November 11, 2020 | Washington Post
If the proposal is granted, roux will most likely wrap up his examination on May 16.
It was there that she learned every basic kitchen task, from chopping to making roux and stocks.
Add the flour and stirring constantly with a large wooden spoon, make a dark-chocolate-brown roux, 30 to 35 minutes.
They both rely on thick, flour-based roux, bell peppers, garlic, celery, onions, and chiles.
Crawfish etouffée is made with dark Cajun roux, which thickens the liquid that “smothers” the crawfish.
In fact, the phrase seems to have been a common proverb; see Le roux de Lincy, ii.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems | Geoffrey ChaucerShe seemed to try and avoid conversation with him; and it squared with the fact of Gideon roux being from home.
Aletta | Bertram MitfordThe misgiving expressed by Gideon roux as to the potential liberality of his spouse in the matter of the grog was not unfounded.
Aletta | Bertram MitfordThis is the case for the frogs egg as roux showed in a classical experiment.
The Organism as a Whole | Jacques LoebI was lying on the straw with the others, when General roux arrived there.
Through Shot and Flame | J. D. Kestell.
British Dictionary definitions for roux
/ (ruː) /
a mixture of equal amounts of fat and flour, heated, blended, and used as a basis for sauces
Origin of roux
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Scientific definitions for Roux
[ rōō ]
French bacteriologist who assisted Louis Pasteur on most of his major discoveries. Later, working with Alexandre Yersin, he showed that the symptoms of diphtheria are caused by a lethal toxin produced by the diphtheria bacillus. Roux carried out early work on the rabies vaccine and directed the first tests of the diphtheria antitoxin.
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