roux
Cooked butter-flour blend
A roux is a mixture of fat and flour cooked together, used to thicken sauces, soups, and gravies.
The fat—usually butter—is melted, flour is stirred in, and the mixture is cooked to varying degrees: a white roux for béchamel, a blonde roux for velouté, a dark roux for gumbo.
Start with a roux and build the sauce from there.
Spiced Louisiana stew
- étoufféeCajun smothered shellfish dish
- jambalayaSpicy Louisiana rice dish
- LouisianaGulf Coast pelican state
- New OrleansLouisiana's largest city
Creole · andouille · crawfish · shrimp · okra · holy trinity · boudin · tasso
Milk-thickened flour sauce
- veloutéStock-based white sauce
- espagnoleStock-thickened classic sauce
- gravyThickened meat drippings
- gumboSpiced Louisiana stew
étouffée · mornay · cheese sauce · cream sauce · pan gravy · white sauce · brown sauce · sausage gravy
Milled grain powder
- butterSolid fat from cream
- fatAdipose tissue
- oilSlippery viscous fluid
- drippingsFat released during cooking
lard · bacon fat · ghee · shortening · margarine · duck fat · wheat flour · all-purpose flour
Looped wire mixer
- stirMix by circling
- cookHeat food for eating
- heatTransferred thermal energy
- simmerCook just under boiling
toast · brown · incorporate · blend · melt · sweat · sauté · combine
Underlying support structure
- thickenerSubstance adding viscosity
- mother sauceBase sauce others derive from
- binding agentSubstance that unifies components
- emulsionBlended immiscible liquids
sauce base · substrate · cornerstone · backbone · building block · slurry · liaison · starter
Pioneering French culinary master
- mother saucesFive base sauces in cuisine
- French cookingCulinary art from Paris
- veloutéStock-based white sauce
- béchamelMilk-thickened flour sauce
gumbo
Spiced Louisiana stew
- étoufféeCajun smothered shellfish dish
- jambalayaSpicy Louisiana rice dish
- LouisianaGulf Coast pelican state
New Orleans · Creole · andouille · crawfish · shrimp · okra · holy trinity · boudin · tasso · bayou
béchamel
Milk-thickened flour sauce
gumbo · étouffée · mornay · cheese sauce · cream sauce · pan gravy · white sauce · brown sauce · sausage gravy · macaroni and cheese
flour
Milled grain powder
drippings · lard · bacon fat · ghee · shortening · margarine · duck fat · wheat flour · all-purpose flour
whisk
Looped wire mixer
simmer · toast · brown · incorporate · blend · melt · sweat · sauté · combine · temper
blonde
Fair-haired person
brick · chocolate · peanut butter · mahogany · tan · golden · pale · light · medium · amber
foundation
Underlying support structure
- thickenerSubstance adding viscosity
- mother sauceBase sauce others derive from
- binding agentSubstance that unifies components
sauce base · emulsion · substrate · cornerstone · backbone · building block · slurry · liaison · starter
Escoffier
Pioneering French culinary master
- mother saucesFive base sauces in cuisine
- French cookingCulinary art from Paris
- veloutéStock-based white sauce
béchamel · espagnole · haute cuisine · culinary tradition · saucier
- AcadianaLafayette, Acadiana, Cajun country, Cajun culture, Cajun music
- cookingbaking, chop, boiling, dice, mince
- culinary artsflavor, aroma, seasoning, sauce, roasting
- French cuisinebaguette, croissant, coq au vin, crepe suzette, croissants
- New OrleansFrench Quarter, Bourbon Street, Mardi Gras, Jackson Square, jazz
- cooking resultsbatter, broth, dough, gravy, sauce
- Moulin RougeHistoric Parisian cabaret
- Baton RougeLouisiana state capital
- Khmer RougeCambodian communist movement
- Moulin Rouge!Legendary Parisian cabaret hall