/ck/ - Food & Cooking

>>13812227
It's really critical, but gumbo is all about the roux and this isn't some italian grandma or texass chilifag level autism. You can make a good stew, sure, but w/o a good dark roux you ain't making gumbo.

>>13490647
Tbf, if making a roux for a gumbo there's a very fine line between perfect and burnt. If I had been OP I would neither have answered my phone, door or called 911 if my wife were having a heart attack. It's that critical.

>>13209998
The roux is the primary thing. Get it to the color of the bottom level. Most people don't cook it long enough. Should look like dark chocolate, but not taste burnt.

https://jesspryles.com/recipe/how-to-make-a-roux/

>>12406046
Bottom right is ideal but safer would be 2nd or 3rd on the bottom row.

https://jesspryles.com/recipe/how-to-make-a-roux/