The point of a roux is to thicken liquids to make gravies, soups, and mother sauces because you can’t just toss flour into a pot of turkey broth—it’ll clump up. To prevent that, melted ...
To keep our challah tender and extend its shelf-life, we borrow the water roux technique known as tangzhong that’s used to make fluffy Japanese milk bread. In this recipe from our cookbook ...
Flour-based gravy starts with a roux, a combination of fat and flour used as a thickening agent. When making it ahead, use oil or butter instead of rendered fat. Simmer a turkey neck or wings in the ...