A basic recipe may never grow old, but the method of cooking it might. For example, black iron kettles have been used for cooking roux for hundreds of years. A microwave oven updates roux-making to ...

When you’re making a roux, you are combining butter and flour to thicken sauces and create deliciously rich consistencies.

Throughout 2019, we have been exploring how to use your Instant Pot to make Texas favorites. The best roux for gumbo gets as close to burnt as possible without actually burning. Typically, this means ...

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 ...