Comments on: Shrimp Etouffee, Dry Roux Variation

By: JesseGirl

JesseGirl — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 18:56:24 +0000

How many people does this recipe serve? Sounds amazing!

By: mom, again

mom, again — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 01:41:47 +0000

I'd heard of toasting flour to use to make gravy (gives it a better color and flavor) but never heard it called dry roux!

(it takes a tad bit more flour to thicken than your usual white flour recipe but you use it just the same.)

By: I have a secret…

I have a secret… — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:30:19 +0000

[...] I almost forgot. I got a hat tip on Home Ec 101 because of a comment I left on Jo-Lynne’s blog! Go over and try the dry roux [...]

By: Amy Bayliss

Amy Bayliss — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 19:00:38 +0000

Oh my tastebuds!

I guess that is what I get for typing (pecking away) with only one hand because baby is in the other. I rushed through while posting the comment so I guess I missed a slightly major detail. I'm sorry about that.

I'm glad this worked out for you. It really is a better way to cook. We usually only make a skillet roux when we are in a pinch. The rest of the time we have the dry roux.

By: Jo-Lynne

Jo-Lynne — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 23:50:54 +0000

I can't WAIT to try it this way!

By: rache

rache — Mon, 05 Jul 2010 13:41:02 +0000

LOVE it! I had never heard of this before and now I'm thinking "HOW brilliant!"

By: Keter

Keter — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 16:52:55 +0000

I'll never be able to toast flour again without remembering this! LOL!

By: Stacy

Stacy — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 07:21:04 +0000

I know next to nothing on this topic…but I will add that I watched a "Good Eats" episode in which Alton Brown makes a roux in the oven for his shrimp gumbo. He said it was an easier way to get a good result than is the pan method. Now I can't even remember if it was dry or not.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 04:26:50 +0000

I was given a jar of dry roux from a gentle lady from southern LA and love it. When I run out, I will have to try this.

By: Fawn

Fawn — Sat, 03 Jul 2010 04:16:01 +0000

I'd never heard of dry roux, either. However, putting a flour in a pan and browning it (as Keter suggests) is exactly how you make "burnt flour" which is a Newfoundland home remedy for diaper rash! It really does work. It's kind of gross when you try to wipe it off a baby's wet bum, I admit, but if you're getting leery of all the zinc oxide you seem to be using and want to try something else, this is it!