roux-based sauce
nounUK /ˈruː beɪst sɔːs/
US /ˈruː beɪst sɔːs/
A sauce made by cooking flour and butter together and then adding milk or stock.
She made a creamy roux-based sauce to pour over the chicken.
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OTHER MEANINGS
2. A sauce whose body comes from a cooked mixture of fat and flour rather than from starch or egg.
Gumbo starts with a dark roux-based sauce.
3. Any gravy or pan sauce built on a roux for body and richness.
The Sunday roast came with a roux-based sauce made from the pan drippings.
4. A base sauce used in classic French cooking before other flavors are added.
The chef prepared a roux-based sauce and then stirred in cheese and herbs.