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Every year, I make turkey gumbo with my leftover Thanksgiving bird, and every year I complain about stirring the roux. Roux is not difficult to make: Combine equal amounts of fat and flour, whisk ...

A head-to-head showdown puts the classic roux method against the egg technique to find the best way to make mac and cheese.

One of chef Paul Prudhomme's lesser-known contributions to modern cooking culture is his quick-cook method of making roux. Dave Walker demonstrates how to make roux over high heat in about 10 minutes, ...

Adding cooked chicken to the gumbo, which was made in a microwave oven. (Photo by David Grunfeld / Nola.com / The Times-Picayune) The first person I ever saw make a roux was a guy who grew up in ...

Holiday time is all about special meals and more intricate dishes than you generally make during the week. Yet one of the things that can make even straightforward dishes special is a sauce. Classic ...

Some kitchen skills—like dicing onions, flipping pancakes, or rolling burritos—may feel tricky at first but become muscle memory pretty quickly. But in my experience, learning how to make a roux is ...