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There are some kitchen tasks that everyone needs to know how to do well. Making a roux is one of those. Whether you need to thicken a sauce, enhance it with a nutty flavor, deepen the color or give it ...

While roux might sound like a fancy cooking term, it's actually a simple mixture of fat and flour used to thicken sauces, gravies, and, yes, gumbo. While roux is used in classic French cuisine, it ...