noun
- a mixture of flour and fat cooked together and used as a thickening agent for sauces, soups, and stews
Usage: culinary
Examples
- The chef prepared a dark roux for the gumbo by cooking flour and oil until it turned brown.
- Make a light roux by whisking butter and flour together over low heat.
- The sauce thickened nicely after adding the roux.
- A blonde roux is cooked just until the flour loses its raw taste.
- Traditional French cooking relies heavily on roux as a base for many sauces.
- She stirred the roux constantly to prevent it from burning.