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Never using jarred roux again FML

Posted on 10/29/19 at 6:31 pm
Posted by Powerman
Member since Jan 2004
162231 posts
Posted on 10/29/19 at 6:31 pm
So far I have a 1/3 success rate

Just ruined what could have been a decent batch of gumbo

Never burn it when I actually make it but if I throw the jarred stuff in something seems to go wrong for me
Posted by Kim Jong Ir
Baton Rouge
Member since Jan 2008
52612 posts
Posted on 10/29/19 at 6:33 pm to
I use it most of the time and I’ve never had any problems with it.
Posted by ellishughtiger
70118
Member since Jul 2004
21135 posts
Posted on 10/29/19 at 6:34 pm to
I haven’t used jar roux in over a decade, no regrets.
Posted by Powerman
Member since Jan 2004
162231 posts
Posted on 10/29/19 at 6:38 pm to
I don't know what I did but something definitely seems off about it
Posted by 91TIGER
Lafayette
Member since Aug 2006
17718 posts
Posted on 10/29/19 at 6:41 pm to
You can't go wrong with this one


Posted by Powerman
Member since Jan 2004
162231 posts
Posted on 10/29/19 at 6:41 pm to
I used ragin cajun brand

I'm going to let things simmer for a while and see if maybe the flavors come together but it's not looking good right now
Posted by FAP SAM
Member since Sep 2014
2878 posts
Posted on 10/29/19 at 6:55 pm to
How the hell are you burning jarred roux? It's literally already made for you
Posted by Tigers0891
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2017
6579 posts
Posted on 10/29/19 at 6:58 pm to
Should have cooked it down some more after getting out of the jar.
Also it sometimes take some simmer time to get flour taste out but I’ve made huge gumbos every year using jar roux and have had plenty of people say it’s great gumbo. It’s flour and oil, nothing different.
Posted by Martini
Near Athens
Member since Mar 2005
48857 posts
Posted on 10/29/19 at 7:01 pm to
I don’t use that shite either Powerman. I’m a purist. Oil, flour, black cast iron skillet, wooden spoon, fire, elbow grease and time.



Then I add a can of diced tomatoes.
Posted by GeauxTigers0107
South Louisiana
Member since Oct 2009
9739 posts
Posted on 10/29/19 at 7:11 pm to
Shiny hook there Coach
Posted by yellowfin
Coastal Bar
Member since May 2006
97654 posts
Posted on 10/29/19 at 7:29 pm to
Main reason I make my own over using a jar is I prefer my roux darker than what you can buy. plus I use different fats
Posted by Martini
Near Athens
Member since Mar 2005
48857 posts
Posted on 10/29/19 at 7:32 pm to
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Shiny hook there Coach



No. I’m on record as the one that adds tomatoes. And I’ve always made my roux, it’s just how I’ve always done it. If I don’t have time I just make chicken soup.
Posted by Shotgun Willie
Member since Apr 2016
3782 posts
Posted on 10/29/19 at 7:32 pm to
I've used the jar before but it is a mess to get out of the jar. I do my own now, it takes me a long time because I don't want to burn it but it is always good.
Posted by StickD
Houston
Member since Apr 2010
10594 posts
Posted on 10/29/19 at 7:37 pm to
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adds tomatoes


That's not gumbo, you make stew.
Posted by Chelsea Blue
Northshore
Member since Oct 2019
156 posts
Posted on 10/29/19 at 7:44 pm to
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jar roux


Some lazy mofos up in heeya
Posted by joeleblanc
Member since Jan 2012
4114 posts
Posted on 10/29/19 at 8:58 pm to
Not cooking it over an open fire in the woods with a fire started with two sticks? Jar roux is just too easy not to use
Posted by Tigers0891
Baton Rouge
Member since Aug 2017
6579 posts
Posted on 10/29/19 at 9:27 pm to
You’re just stupid if you want to sit there and make a large amount of roux for a huge pot of gumbo. Thousand percent better off using jar roux and spending other time cutting up fresh trinity , precooking okra, making stock, than stirring together flour and oil for an hour when the shite in the jar is the same and works just as well.
Posted by Boston911
Lafayette
Member since Dec 2013
1954 posts
Posted on 10/29/19 at 9:46 pm to
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Main reason I make my own over using a jar is I prefer my roux darker than what you can buy


Dump that jar into a pot with just a little oil/lard, you can cook it a little darker, add your veggies to stop to cooking before you burn it.
Posted by joeleblanc
Member since Jan 2012
4114 posts
Posted on 10/30/19 at 6:42 am to
Or make it in the microwave in 12 minutes
Posted by Martini
Near Athens
Member since Mar 2005
48857 posts
Posted on 10/30/19 at 6:57 am to
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You’re just stupid if you want to sit there and make a large amount of roux for a huge pot of gumbo. Thousand percent better off using jar roux and spending other time cutting up fresh trinity , precooking okra, making stock, than stirring together flour and oil for an hour when the shite in the jar is the same and works just as well.



So people who actually want to make a homemade roux are stupid? I guess your grandparents were stupid?

I can put a frozen apple pie in the oven and it tastes as good as most homemade apple pies I’ve had. Should no one make a homemade apple pie?

Not make a red gravy because we can dump Ragu, in 31 flavors, over too well done spaghetti?

Not roast a chicken because we can buy rotisserie chicken at every corner store?

Well by god if we are 1000 percent better off using the jar then what the hell are we thinking?

If it takes you an hour to make a roux than you don’t know how to make a roux so yes you should stick to the jar. Dump that can of chicken broth in it as well.

Calling someone stupid for cooking in a traditional way is stupid.
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