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 ...

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 ...