So I'm in my kitchen.... (again) and I want to try to make court bouillon today. I grew up in the south and, ye, I can make a roux and yes I can make gumbo and, yes, I can make jambalaya. But we all know that sometimes making a roux can be the tedious and precarious part of the cooking. It's gotta be right or you gotta throw it out, right? Right. I know this.
Well our dear friend Alton Brown taught me how to make an oven roux which I find to work very well and much easier to do, with great results everytime. So I had to push the envelope just a little bit farther didn't I? While looking up something on the internet I came across an "even easier way to make a roux" that said you could actually make a roux in the microwave.
Now I know that all you gumbo purists out there just had the wind sucked out of you by that statement. I'm sure every Zirlott, Bosarge and Justin Wilson Disciple out there have just turned into a bunch of bosom-clutchin'-girdle-tuggin' old biddies at the mere thought of me desecrating something so holy. And they would be right.
God taught me a bible lesson today. I'm sure there must have been an 11th commandment that said "Thou shall only make roux in a cast-iron skillett". But when I made the oven roux (in a cast-iron skillet) I think God said "That's ok, but don't go any farther with this idea. Roux is holy and must be made to the depth and bredth and temperatureth and color and aroma that is pleasing to the Lord. Or you will loseth my blessing and shall be cast out of all decent society and black listed from any gumbo cook-offs forever and ever, Amen." But I tried it. I admit it, I just had to try it anyway.
I followed the directions to a tee, used the prescribed vessel (a very large pyrex mixing cup/bowl thingy). Well, that bad boy just blew up and shattered in my microwave. Then I heard a loud voice from on high say "Are ya stooooopid?" (God sounds a lot like Ray Stevens in case you're wondering). Guess I'll go say a few Hail Marys and Our Fathers to try to redeem myself and not end up like Korah in Numbers 16:31-32. I can probably say quite a few while stirring my roux on the stove, don't ya think?
God Bless and Bonjour
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