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re: Are you a Roux snob?

Posted on 9/10/14 at 1:13 pm to
Posted by OTIS2
NoLA
Member since Jul 2008
50092 posts
Posted on 9/10/14 at 1:13 pm to
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But just beat UL-L-Breaux Bridge this week, pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! I gotta live in Laffy and if UL-L-Breaux Bridge wins, it will be their first ever victory over an SEC school and I'll have to pack up and leave.


No. You probably need a vacation. I hope the RC's wear their candy asses out.
Posted by LouisianaLady
Member since Mar 2009
81185 posts
Posted on 9/10/14 at 1:18 pm to
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No. You probably need a vacation. I hope the RC's wear their candy asses out.


Me too. And I have no affiliation with ULL.
Posted by Tigertown in ATL
Georgia foothills
Member since Sep 2009
29150 posts
Posted on 9/10/14 at 1:21 pm to
That game is a win-win for me.

One of them will lose.
Posted by DeepSouthSportsman
frick Bama
Member since Jul 2012
4635 posts
Posted on 9/10/14 at 1:22 pm to
Hell no I'm not
Posted by TigerHam85
59-024 Kamehameha Highway
Member since Nov 2009
31493 posts
Posted on 9/10/14 at 1:24 pm to
Yea, no. I use jar roux practically every time I need it.
This post was edited on 9/10/14 at 1:25 pm
Posted by Count Chocula
Tier 5 and proud
Member since Feb 2009
63908 posts
Posted on 9/10/14 at 1:26 pm to
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Me too. And I have no affiliation with ULL.
Otis was saying he wanted the RC's (Rajun Cajuns) to wear out "Ole Miss". I think you got that wrong.
Posted by LouisianaLady
Member since Mar 2009
81185 posts
Posted on 9/10/14 at 1:29 pm to
No, I was agreeing with him. I would like to see the Rajun Cajuns do well.
Posted by Gris Gris
OTIS!NO RULES FOR SAUCES ON STEAK!!
Member since Feb 2008
47360 posts
Posted on 9/10/14 at 1:31 pm to
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I never tried the oven method. How is that done?


Here's a thread on it. There have been several and you can probably find more in a search.

LINK

I've done it in a cast iron skillet and a le creuset pot when I wanted to make a lot in one pot rather than two deep cast iron frying skillets. I think I may have made one in a magnalite pot once. All of them have been terrific. A big roux takes a very long time in the oven, though, but that's fine with me because it takes a long time on the stovetop and I get tired of sitting on a stool stirring it even if I'm making the quick high heat roux. I've showered, dried my hair, put on makeup, gotten dressed and run a bunch of errands while a big roux was in the oven. Then, returned to chop veggies, chicken and sausage. Had the stock going while it was baking, as well. I left it in the oven overnight and reheated it in the oven the next day before I put it back on the stove to add the trinity. Worked like a charm.
Posted by Jamede4
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2009
1769 posts
Posted on 9/10/14 at 1:45 pm to
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the jar'd roux doesnt have enough oil in it that will allow it to "melt".


..... add..... oil??
Posted by Mung
NorCal
Member since Aug 2007
9054 posts
Posted on 9/10/14 at 1:51 pm to
nope, but GF is.
Posted by yellowfin
Coastal Bar
Member since May 2006
97615 posts
Posted on 9/10/14 at 2:09 pm to
I make my own cause I use different shades of roux for different dishes

Posted by Tigertown in ATL
Georgia foothills
Member since Sep 2009
29150 posts
Posted on 9/10/14 at 2:16 pm to
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I make my own cause I use different shades of roux for different dishes


Damn showoff.
Posted by yellowfin
Coastal Bar
Member since May 2006
97615 posts
Posted on 9/10/14 at 2:45 pm to
i also use butter for an Etouffee roux or duck fat for gumbo....lard for backbone stew
Posted by Clockwatcher68
Youngsville
Member since May 2006
6901 posts
Posted on 9/10/14 at 2:55 pm to
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I never tried the oven method. How is that done?


Oven = 350 degF.
Cast iron pot with 1:1 flour and oil (I do 1 cup each)
Whisk it together and stick in the oven uncovered for 90 minutes, stirring every 30 minutes. I can do other things while the roux is going, and I love the homemade roux smell.
I never had good luck doing it on a stove top.
Posted by Count Chocula
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Member since Feb 2009
63908 posts
Posted on 9/10/14 at 3:07 pm to
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I would like to see the Rajun Cajuns do well.
From one LSU graduate to another - and me living in Laffy......

No, no you really don't!
This post was edited on 9/10/14 at 3:08 pm
Posted by Gris Gris
OTIS!NO RULES FOR SAUCES ON STEAK!!
Member since Feb 2008
47360 posts
Posted on 9/10/14 at 3:34 pm to
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I would like to see the Rajun Cajuns do well.



They can beat Ole Miss and that's fine. I don't care that they do well after that, though, and particularly not in baseball, especially after that debacle at LSU last Spring. Them winning was misery. Misery. Still is.
This post was edited on 9/10/14 at 3:35 pm
Posted by TIGERFANZZ
THE Death Valley
Member since Nov 2007
4057 posts
Posted on 9/10/14 at 4:32 pm to
I let Kary make all my roux, he's even nice enough to put it in a jar for me. Nothing against making a roux; done it a million times but I'd rather spend more time on the raw ingredients that affect the taste of my gumbo or fricassee more than the taste of homemade vs jar roux.
This post was edited on 9/10/14 at 4:35 pm
Posted by rouxgaroux
DFW TX
Member since Aug 2011
637 posts
Posted on 9/10/14 at 4:41 pm to
Dang gris u leave it In there for hrs? how big of a roux do you cook?
Posted by Gris Gris
OTIS!NO RULES FOR SAUCES ON STEAK!!
Member since Feb 2008
47360 posts
Posted on 9/10/14 at 4:51 pm to
Well, I make at least about 5 gallons at time, so the roux is pretty big. I freeze a lot of it for eating here, gifts etc... Someone always wants some gumbo. I'm never without.
Posted by joeleblanc
Member since Jan 2012
4114 posts
Posted on 9/10/14 at 4:56 pm to
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believe me i've tried. the jar'd roux doesnt have enough oil in it that will allow it to "melt". you end up with a burned roux/flour mess

take the lid off. put in microwave for about 30 seconds..softens it up to be able to spoon it out
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