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re: My first attempt at homemade gumbo (w/ pics)
Posted on 11/29/12 at 4:52 pm to Rohan2Reed
Posted on 11/29/12 at 4:52 pm to Rohan2Reed
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you cook it over medium heat for 20 minutes to an hour (depending on how dark you want it) stirring constantly so it does not burn
if it takes an hour to get a dark roux your doing it wrong. i heat my oil to 350 and have a dark chocolate colored roux in about 20 minutes. with the high temp you dont have a lot of room for error as far as burning. just dont stop stirring.
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Posted on 11/29/12 at 4:56 pm to gmrkr5
Try heating the pot to almost smoking, add the oil, sit a bit, then flour. I use a spatula type stirre that gets great surface contact with the pot, and it has rounded edges that work well on the edges. A roux of 2 cups each, oil and flour, takes 12 minutes to hit dark chocolate with this set up. I can do a 3 and 3 in 20 minutes...smoking, baby. 
Posted on 11/29/12 at 5:12 pm to gmrkr5
It would take longer if you keep the heat low because you're scared of burning it.
Posted on 11/29/12 at 5:52 pm to gmrkr5
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if it takes an hour to get a dark roux your doing it wrong. i heat my oil to 350 and have a dark chocolate colored roux in about 20 minutes. with the high temp you dont have a lot of room for error as far as burning. just dont stop stirring.
No shite. The Louisiana Kitchen recipe says to put the flour in once the oil starts to smoke.
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