Subject: RE: I thought it was common knowledge...It's essentially a thickening agent made by cooking oil and flour together to varying degrees of brownness. Used in as a base stuff like gumbo. Make a dark roux, add in diced onion, celery and green peppers. Sautee for a long time. Add stock, spices, a bay leaf, andouille and chicken or seafood. Salt and pepper, and you have gumbo. Serve over rice, garnish with filé. Easy peasy. Marvarnett - 2006-09-15 8:20 AM Ok...I can cook somewhat..but what the hell is it?! I am refusing the ultimate urge to google it. This is like catching the back end of a story on the radio where they keep saying, "It" or 'The situation" and you don't know what IT is!! |