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Roux sauce helps thicken anything that it is added to. Watery mushroom soup isn't as appealing as it would be a thick, hearty soup.
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A thick white sauce?
Is called a bechamel sauce or a roux.
Why is roux a sauce used for thickening?
Actually, a roux is not a sauce, but is the base for several different sauces and is used as a thickener in many dishes. A roux is made by combining equal parts of fat and starch (usually butter or lard and flour) and cooking it in a pan until the flour taste has been cooked out. The color of a roux depends upon the amount of time you cook it - and the darker the roux, the more flavor it imparts to the dish you are using it in. By adding milk to a roux you are making a bechamel sauce which is used in many lasagna recipes and other dishes. Bechamel sauce is also the base sauce for several other culinary sauces: Mornay sauce (cheese sauce), Mustard sauce, and Sauce Soubise (contains finely chopped onions that are sweated in butter before adding to the sauce) are a few of these.
How does butter affect roux sauce?
Roux is basically an emulsive agent -- butter adds the fat.
What is the difference between a roux cheese sauce and an all in one?
no
What does brown stock and brown roux make?
Roux is usually used to make a sauce of some kind. Using brown stock with it will most likely give you a delicious brown gravy, as long as you don't mess it up in the process.
How do you make roue and can you thicken tomato sauce with it?
A roux is a mixture of equal quantities of butter and plain flour blended together. Small dollops can then be dropped into hot liquids (including tomatoe sauce). Stir till the liquid boils and thickens. More roux can be added at any time
How do you cook mornay sauce?
Mornay sauce starts out as a bechamel sauce (a basic roux of flour, milk & butter). Then it is added with a cheese, such as gruyere.
What sauce is made from milk flour and butter?
I believe you're referring to a roux.
What types of pasta sauces are there?
roux saucecheese saucecream saucebolognese saucetomato saucepesto sauce
What is a glossy French sauce made with a roux of butter flour and stock?
veloute
Can you make a roux in a crock pot?
No, you can not make roux in a crock pot. Roux is not a gravy, a sauce, or anything else of the sort. Roux is the base of many sauces & gravies not only in French cooking but Cajun cooking as well. You can make a roux gravy or a roux sauce, the roux itself can not be made in a crock pot. To make roux you need equal parts oil (a fat) and flour (all purpose is best). Heat oil in a skillet (frying pan) when oil is warm, close to hot frying stage but not overheated, slowly mix the flour. Continue cooking the oil and flour mixture over medium heat stirring constantly. Cooking times vary, depending on the type of gravy or sauce you desire. 2-3 minutes will produce a very light colored roux, recommended for a milk based gravy/sauce. The longer you cook the roux the darker it will become. Be careful, not only does the oil/flour mixture become very HOT it can burn very easily, constant stirring is a MUST. I have to add, the best flavored roux is made with butter. The amounts are the same, however, melt the butter before measuring. For example if 1 cup flour & 1 cup "melted" butter. Also stir the flour into the butter or oil (whichever you are using) as it heats, if you allow the fat to get too hot before adding the flour, the flour will actually fry and develop lumps. Add the flour slowly stirring constantly to ensure proper mixture. The flour will make the fat thick and heat up along with the fat and begin to darken.
How do you make roux?
To make roux you need equal parts oil (a fat) and flour (all purpose is best). Heat oil in a skillet (frying pan) when oil is warm, close to hot frying stage but not overheated, slowly mix the flour. Continue cooking the oil and flour mixture over medium heat stirring constantly. Cooking times vary, depending on the type of gravy or sauce you desire. 2-3 minutes will produce a very light colored roux, recommended for a milk based gravy/sauce. The longer you cook the roux the darker it will become. Be careful, not only does the oil/flour mixture become very HOT it can burn very easily, constant stirring is a MUST. Add to your boiling liquid to thicken your sauce or gravy. Roux can be kept for about a week in an airtight container in your refrigerator.
