White Roux Recipe

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Prep Time 5

Cook Time 5

Total Time 10

Author Brooke Burks

Ingredients

2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons bacon grease
4 tablespoons flour
2 cups milk
salt and pepper to taste

Instructions

Heat pan to Medium heat. Melt Butter and Bacon grease in a cast iron skillet until melted. Sprinkle in flour and seasonings.
2 tablespoons butter, 2 tablespoons bacon grease, 4 tablespoons flour, salt and pepper
Mix flour in to form a paste or a ball. Cook on medium heat for 1-3 minutes. Usually you can no longer smell the flour smell once cooking time is done.
Slowly add in milk, stirring constantly. Turn heat to low and whisk until your desired thickness is reached. Remove from heat.
2 cups milk

Nutrition(All values are estimates only)

If a darker roux is desired, the paste or ball would need to be cooked for 5-11 minutes until desired darkness is reached.Also, for a Brown or Dark roux, Chicken or Beef broth would need to be substituted for the milk.

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