Name: 2-Ingredient Roux Recipe
Prep time: 3 min
Cook time: 3 min
Total time: 6 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: French
Ingredients: ¼ cup butter; ¼ cup flour

2-Ingredient Roux Recipe

Fergus Rafferty Modified: August 14, 2024

Photos of 2-Ingredient Roux Recipe

How To Make 2-Ingredient Roux

Roux is a combination of flour and fat or butter used to create flavorful dips, sauces, gravies, and other liquid dishes to add to your main dishes.

Preparation: 3 minutes

Cooking: 3 minutes

Total: 6 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

¼cupbutter,or fat such as drippings
¼cupflour

Instructions

Melt butter (or fat) in a saucepan and whisk in flour until smooth. Allow it to bubble for at least 1 minute while mixing.
For a blonde roux, allow it to cook for a minute or so. For a dark roux, cook the flour/fat mixture longer while whisking, until it reaches a golden dark caramel color.
Add cold liquid a little at a time while whisking until smooth after each addition.
Add remaining liquid and seasonings then simmer for a couple of minutes.