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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. Making roux - Candice Bell/Shutterstock Roux is more than a thickening agent. Beyond its ability to texturally transform sauces, ...