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New Orleans chefs share the easier, hands-off oven method for making rich, deeply flavored roux—no nonstop stirring required.

There are some kitchen tasks that everyone needs to know how to do well. Making a roux is one of those. Whether you need to thicken a sauce, enhance it with a nutty flavor, deepen the color or give it ...

A bubbling roux in a pot with a wooden spoon sits on a board - Annick Vanderschelden Photography/Getty Images If you mix equal parts starch and fat, heat the mixture on the stovetop, and keep stirring ...

Learning how to make a roux is an important skill for any budding chef to master, as it's a foundational technique in Western cookery. From a good old Southern gumbo to a classic béchamel for layering ...